DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015: Pain points of learning and contributing in the Drupal community

This talk focuses on enhancing opportunities for new contributors in the Drupal community. The speaker discusses the challenges that prevent these contributors from moving beyond novice tasks to meaningful contributions, such as high barriers to entry, the complexity of subsystems, and inadequate documentation. Key topics include strategies for improving first-time contributions, increasing the engagement of existing contributors, and lowering the barriers for transitioning from novice to regular contributor. The session aims to identify actionable solutions for fostering continuous contributions in the Drupal ecosystem.