Documentation: Add one more option for getting started

Using a profiler is another great way to find issues
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Jonne Ransijn 2024-10-27 00:58:31 +02:00 committed by Andreas Kling
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* Manually, by using the browser as you normally would. * Manually, by using the browser as you normally would.
* By finding failing WPT tests on [WPT.fyi](https://wpt.fyi/results/?label=master&product=ladybird). Note that while fixes are welcome, you don't need to submit issue reports for individual tests. * By finding failing WPT tests on [WPT.fyi](https://wpt.fyi/results/?label=master&product=ladybird). Note that while fixes are welcome, you don't need to submit issue reports for individual tests.
* By finding WPT tests on [WPT.fyi](https://wpt.fyi/results/?label=master&product=ladybird) that are [timing out in Ladybird](https://wpt.fyi/results/?product=ladybird&q=status%3Atimeout). For a real-world walk-through of doing that from start to finish with an actual timing-out-in-Ladybird test case, see the [“Fixing a WPT timeout in Window.postMessage()”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4S9afzRTXs) “browser hacking” video. * By finding WPT tests on [WPT.fyi](https://wpt.fyi/results/?label=master&product=ladybird) that are [timing out in Ladybird](https://wpt.fyi/results/?product=ladybird&q=status%3Atimeout). For a real-world walk-through of doing that from start to finish with an actual timing-out-in-Ladybird test case, see the [“Fixing a WPT timeout in Window.postMessage()”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4S9afzRTXs) “browser hacking” video.
* By using a profiling tool such as [Callgrind](https://valgrind.org/docs/manual/cl-manual.html) to find code that can be improved.
If youre not necessarily already a proficient C++ programmer, beginning by troubleshooting WPT tests may be the very best way to get started contributing to the project — especially if you _do_ already have some proficiency with frontend JavaScript code. If youre not necessarily already a proficient C++ programmer, beginning by troubleshooting WPT tests may be the very best way to get started contributing to the project — especially if you _do_ already have some proficiency with frontend JavaScript code.