Hi @jackthar1ppir, on GitHub, you can "watch" a code repo, and you'll be notified of all issue submissions, pull requests, comments, etc. If you know C++/Boost, you can contribute to the Steem blockchain code as it's all open source!
I think if this gets approved and pushed by other Steemit Inc. devs, it'll probably be on the next hardfork release when they'll announce it, my guess.