Sponsored Session: How to Make Your First Contribution to a CNCF Project
summary
CNCF hosts nearly 200 projects and about 300,000 contributors and lays out clear entry paths: Zero to Merge is a four‑week cohort that gets newcomers to a merge, LFX mentorship pairs mentees with maintainers for 3–6 month projects, and contribute.cncf.io and the landscape.cncf.io catalog good‑first issues and high‑velocity projects. Projects live on GitHub with contributing.md templates, sandbox→incubating→graduated gates, and entry certifications like KCNA to prove basic skills.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:52What is CNCF
- 8:50Project maturity levels
- 13:46First steps on ladder
- 16:35New contributor resources
- 21:51Skills beyond first contribution
- 26:05CNCF certifications
- 28:59How to get involved with CNCF projects
- 38:30Q&A
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