The open source projects that participate in Google Code-In (GCI) cater to beginners with little to no experience: https://www.google-melange.com/gci/org/list/

The open source projects that participate in Google Code-In (GCI) cater to beginners with little to no experience: https://www.google-melange.com/gci/org/list/public/google/gci2014 https://www.google-melange.com/gci/org/list/public/google/gc... For GCI, they have to maintain lists of tiny tasks that can be completed in just a few hours. You don't have to be participating in GCI to work on those tasks. They will also have people in their community interested in helping you. Source: I'm the admin for one of the GCI orgs.