there's also starting out with patching layout themes, which is a good way to get started on something that's very well-documented and getting used to the process of making changes, working with git, generating pull requests, etc. for that, look in bugzilla for "new themes" bugs.
for getting started with perl, there are free online resources, but the o'reilly book "learning perl" is probably one of the better ones. if you keep an eye out, o'reilly will run occasional discounts, and you can get it in ebook or print form.
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we're kind of low on "bitesized" bugs at the moment, but i've gone on a quick skim and here are some bugs that might work for you:
http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2871
http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4739
http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4658 (if you're on a mac)
http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4304
http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4583
http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4328
there's also starting out with patching layout themes, which is a good way to get started on something that's very well-documented and getting used to the process of making changes, working with git, generating pull requests, etc. for that, look in bugzilla for "new themes" bugs.
for getting started with perl, there are free online resources, but the o'reilly book "learning perl" is probably one of the better ones. if you keep an eye out, o'reilly will run occasional discounts, and you can get it in ebook or print form.