# Non-developers posting comments on github

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/non-developers-posting-comments-on-github/3503>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [October 14, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/non-developers-posting-comments-on-github/3503 "2013-10-14T15:20:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![youtoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/779978/32.png) [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/non-developers-posting-comments-on-github/3503/1 "2013-10-14T15:20:32Z")

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This is a question for developers. There are some excellent discussions on github. I work as a DBA and I can read C code (well sort of), but writing it would be a long learning curve. Been messing with it some, but not ready to contribute code. My code would be buggy and I would just get in the way. Are you guys ok if I make a github account and contribute to some of the tech discussions? I am sure you don’t want these to turn into big spam posts.

asking because I don’t want to get in your way. Other than Galenevil who is working full time, the rest of us have jobs and you guys do this as a hobby.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/non-developers-posting-comments-on-github/3503/2 "2013-10-14T15:46:02Z")

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It’s absolutely fine to contribute “just” to the discussions. In fact, if you can read c/c++ and point out issues you notice, “eyes on code” is probably one of our most needed resources. We merge a TON of code, and the more review it gets the better. Even “it’s not clear what this chunk of code does, please explain in a comment” can be valuable, because someone working intently with the code sometimes has trouble noticing when it requires loading half the program into brain-cache to understand it. (yea, I do this a lot, then _I_ can’t even figure out what I did a month later)