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FIXING A BUG IN GOOGLE CHROME AS A FIRST-TIME CONTRIBUTOR

cprimozic.net19 min read

Summary from the TLDR newsletter

This post presents an overview of the process of submitting a bug fix to Chromium/Google Chrome from beginning to end. It aims to give some perspective for developers looking to try it. The post covers how the bug was discovered and fixed, testing and code review, and more. The process can take a while and a good bit of effort, but it is a valuable experience in seeing how software gets built at Chromium's scale.