"they're both able to attract and avail of developers far better than me"
That's a Good Thing! One of the best ways to become a better developer is to work with good developers.
"their codebase would require a good amount of time to get acquainted to"
This will also be true for pretty much all projects.
Rather than focusing on the size of the project, try to find something you're interested in. If you're interested in the end product you'll probably be better motivated delving into the project.
"their codebase would require a good amount of time to get acquainted to" This will also be true for pretty much all projects.
Rather than focusing on the size of the project, try to find something you're interested in. If you're interested in the end product you'll probably be better motivated delving into the project.