My first open‑source merge started with an ordinary evening

Description and use

The author’s first PR to Apache Grails was merged, launching an internship and ongoing documentation work.

Problem

A newcomer wanted to contribute to open source but had no plan or experience.

Outcome

The author’s first PR was merged, marking the start of an internship and ongoing contributions to Grails documentation.

Workflow

• Opened Apache Grails repository
• Identified a small issue in CONTRIBUTING.md
• Created a pull request
• Received merge notification

Evidence

I opened Apache Grails, found a small issue, tried a PR… and went to sleep.

Source

That PR was for a CONTRIBUTING.md, and it became my first‑ever open‑source merge.

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Since then, I’ve been helping with something I genuinely care about: making Grails easier to learn.

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