# New Contributor Introduction: Daniel Chinweze - Preparing for GSoC 2026

**URL:** <https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/new-contributor-introduction-daniel-chinweze-preparing-for-gsoc-2026/44032>\
**Category:** Google Season of Code\
**Created:** [January 28, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/new-contributor-introduction-daniel-chinweze-preparing-for-gsoc-2026/44032 "2026-01-28T11:14:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![chisomdaniel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/chisomdaniel/32/31369_2.png) [@chisomdaniel](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/chisomdaniel)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/new-contributor-introduction-daniel-chinweze-preparing-for-gsoc-2026/44032/1 "2026-01-28T11:14:12Z")

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Hello everyone,

My name is Daniel. I’m new to open-source contributions and GSoC, but I’ve been an avid Django user for a while and would love to give back to the framework directly. I have a solid foundation in Python, JavaScript, and Node.js.

I’d appreciate any guidance or pointers on where to start, and I look forward to making meaningful contributions to the Django project. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/new-contributor-introduction-daniel-chinweze-preparing-for-gsoc-2026/44032/2 "2026-01-28T13:02:40Z")

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Welcome @chisomdaniel !

We recommend people get started by reading:

- [Looking to get involved? Start here!](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/looking-to-get-involved-start-here/18014)
- Also read the blog post at [Getting Started Contributing to Django · Better Simple](https://www.better-simple.com/django/2024/12/25/getting-started-contributing-django/) (Among all the other useful information, there’s specifically a section with resources on finding appropriate tickets.)

Feel free to ask questions here if there’s anything in those references that you don’t understand or if you get stuck.