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dw_dev_training2010-06-07 02:19 pm
denise) wrote in dw_dev_training2010-06-07 02:19 pm
yes, it's the BUG-O-MATIC! it slices! it dices!
Round and around and around it goes; where it stops, only D knows!
Several people in irc have mentioned how much they like it when I pull out bugs that I particularly want done and try to match them up with people to do them, since it takes the pressure of having to pick a bug to work on away from them. I am offering to do the same for people who don't frequent irc, or are never there when I'm around!
If you want me to suggest for you a selection of bugs that I think you might enjoy working on, tell me:
* Your experience level (n00b, beginner, middling-fair, experienced, hot shit)
* Any areas you particularly like working on
* Any areas you particularly hate working on
* Any areas of the code you know you don't know, or that confuse you or whatever, and you don't particularly want to learn right now
* Your favorite patch you've written so far (the one you were most proud of, the one that was most fun to do, etc)
* Whether you're looking for something simple or complex, and how much free time you have to devote to DW in the next month or so
I will then suggest for you a list of 3-5 bugs that I think you might enjoy doing! There is no obligation involved -- the bugs will not be automatically assigned to you, nor will they be your responsibility to fix. This is just an opportunity to get a selection of bugs pointed out to you that you might not pick out of the 600-some open bugs clamoring for attention, in the hopes you might find something interesting to work on.
Several people in irc have mentioned how much they like it when I pull out bugs that I particularly want done and try to match them up with people to do them, since it takes the pressure of having to pick a bug to work on away from them. I am offering to do the same for people who don't frequent irc, or are never there when I'm around!
If you want me to suggest for you a selection of bugs that I think you might enjoy working on, tell me:
* Your experience level (n00b, beginner, middling-fair, experienced, hot shit)
* Any areas you particularly like working on
* Any areas you particularly hate working on
* Any areas of the code you know you don't know, or that confuse you or whatever, and you don't particularly want to learn right now
* Your favorite patch you've written so far (the one you were most proud of, the one that was most fun to do, etc)
* Whether you're looking for something simple or complex, and how much free time you have to devote to DW in the next month or so
I will then suggest for you a list of 3-5 bugs that I think you might enjoy doing! There is no obligation involved -- the bugs will not be automatically assigned to you, nor will they be your responsibility to fix. This is just an opportunity to get a selection of bugs pointed out to you that you might not pick out of the 600-some open bugs clamoring for attention, in the hopes you might find something interesting to work on.
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I am actually working with a small group of people for a class project. Our goal is to contribute to an open source project and we have selected dreamwidth because one of our members has previous experience with the project. Collectively we are middle/experienced in programming, but relatively new to Perl (but can most likely manage). We are pretty open to any bugs, especially some smaller ones to cut our teeth on getting around the Dreamhack and then hopefully a larger one.
I personally don't have much experience working on open source and am still learning the code, so I can't really say what I prefer not to learn right now. Also as a group we fixed a bug where the focus moved from the quote button to the text box. I was proud to actually see real results!
Ideally we'd like to work on something sorta complex, but start simple so that we can ease our way in. As a group we have at least a month to work on it, but hopefully we can continue to contribute even after the class is over.
Thanks!