User:Paulproteus/Project-specific advice

vim

 * The best advice I can find is to read the bug tracker  and look for patches that need review. Review them! And sign up + show up to the vim mailing list.
 * Additionally, embed yourself as much as you can in the user community. The #vim channel on freenode seems quite active, and has its own website: http://vi-improved.org/
 * Research plugins that are widely used. Good starting points: XYZ