# Advice for a beginner

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-for-a-beginner/262749>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 31, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-for-a-beginner/262749 "2021-01-31T10:57:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Shivansh\_Mishra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shivansh_mishra/32/83163_2.png) [@Shivansh\_Mishra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shivansh_Mishra)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-for-a-beginner/262749/1 "2021-01-31T10:57:12Z")

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Hi all,  
I am trying to learn java and want to know about how the enterprise code works so I was thinking of contributing to elastic search so that I can get some mentorship.  
I am well versed in c# and I wanted to know that how should I approach java should I read some book or should I dive directly into code of es.  
I have heard that c# and java are quite similar.

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**Author:** ![aaron-nimocks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaron-nimocks/32/73965_2.png) [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-for-a-beginner/262749/2 "2021-01-31T11:59:41Z")

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Welcome @Shivansh_Mishra and thank you for your interest in contributing!

The languages are very similar and shouldn't take too long to catch on. To get started I'd check out [How to Contribute to Elastic](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and our [Java Clients](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-rest/current/index.html).

I'd recommend learning [what the product does](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html) first then you can start diving into some of the [issues on GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues) and pick one that you feel you are able to address.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-for-a-beginner/262749/3 "2021-02-28T12:00:07Z")

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