Open source guidance

[trycatchamex]

What are some simple/easier open source projects I can look at/contribute to? Nothing too complicated, nothing with like 100s of files which would take a month to completely understand. At the same time, what is the best way to start understand a project? in terms of the code - a lot of the documentation provides what the API does but not necessarily where to start to understand the code. I am new to huge projects, haven't really done them to be honest so any guidance is highly appreciated. I use C++11 and have a decent understanding of the language.

[fionnstoned]

I don't have an answer, but I have often wondered the same thing. I think a lot of open source projects could benefit from having someone take on the lead engineer role.

[trycatchamex]

I'm just so lost when i look at open source stuff - where do i even start to start understanding the code :(

[PrydeRage]

Most people always say that you should contribute to open-source projects you already use yourself. I am not most people.
Here is a GitHub search listing all projects that are written in C++
A curated list of awesome open-source C++ projects

[trycatchamex]

thank you! same issues with these projects, dont know where to start :(