If you are an experienced C++ system programmer you may be able to help us maintain and enhance BOINC. In any case, you are welcome to browse the source code and give us feedback.

Be sure that you understand exactly how BOINC is intended to work (for both participants and developers) before getting into the source code.

Core client

• Building server components (Build system)
• Building the core client (Build system)
• File structure
• FSM structure
• Data structures
• Main loop logic
• Debugging
• Host measurement and identification
• Core client/application interaction (basic)
• Core client/application interaction (graphics)

• The BOINC database
• Policy
• Implementation
• Debugging

• The scheduling server protocol
• Scheduling server timing and retry policies
• Data server protocol
• Persistent file transfers

• Preferences