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dw_dev_training2012-09-19 10:49 pm
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To baby devs and lurkers on Windows: there's a brand new guide! well almost brand new...
If you didn't know about it there's a guide for Windows users on the Wiki. I've been updating it for a while and I think it covers all the essentials now (suggestions and constructive criticism are always welcome, though!). I hope it can help you switch to the new system or become a contributor.
If you have questions I will happily try and answer them in the comments or via PMs. If you'd prefer some real-time help, there are some very fine on the #dreamwidth-dev IRC channel willing to provide it.
P.S. Secret message to people who are on Windows and would like to be baby devs but need some handholding to come out of lurking land: you're not alone and there's no shame in needing handholding. I did and still do all the time. Also programming isn't necessarily hard or complicated or scary. Sometimes it's just finding the correct file and changing one little line (and you'd know which one because you know how to read).
P.P.S. Super secret message to Fey and Fu: <33333333333333
If you have questions I will happily try and answer them in the comments or via PMs. If you'd prefer some real-time help, there are some very fine on the #dreamwidth-dev IRC channel willing to provide it.
P.S. Secret message to people who are on Windows and would like to be baby devs but need some handholding to come out of lurking land: you're not alone and there's no shame in needing handholding. I did and still do all the time. Also programming isn't necessarily hard or complicated or scary. Sometimes it's just finding the correct file and changing one little line (and you'd know which one because you know how to read).
P.P.S. Super secret message to Fey and Fu: <33333333333333
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Thanks. :D
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You're welcome. Thank *you*.
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The problem is, as always, taking time to sit down and properly contemplate the code. So many other things to do (and I _do_ code-zen 40hr/wk at work, so doing what feels like more job at home has not been terribly enthralling)
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I see what you mean. I'm lucky my job has nothing to do with IT or programming and doesn't require me spending that much time at my workplace. I don't think it would be as much fun otherwise.
I don't know what you want to work on but little bugs you can fix in very little time or projects you can do in small stages might fit your schedule.
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This is way more true than I ever used to believe. I just did an access-locked post in my own journal about how I did that with some AppleScript today without having ever touched AppleScript before; would it be useful/inspiring if I crossposted that here, do you think? I mean, it's not really on topic for Dreamwidth development, it's Applescript and I did it for work, but it's an example of taking some existing code and making it do what I wanted without even knowing the language.
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And yeah, I have no formal training at all, have never studied any programming language except HTML once with a book and it's amazing what you can get if you just take the time to read the code. Plus Perl makes it easy.
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Hey, this is a random thing, but I can't remember how to change the dw username associated with my dreamhack, as listed here. How would I change that?
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Yep! Type
edit-dreamhack-info
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Awesome! Yeah, the shiny isn't always for Mac and Linux users. We can have it too. ;)
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(p.s. hmmm, just realized that option does show up for my other dw account, which is using a custom user style/theme. I guess I can try to play around with the html/css on that at least.)
eta again: never mind, I just made myself a custom layer matching the one I use on DW proper for which those options ~do~ show up, and now they show up on my dreamhack as well for that account.
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No because they're broken. Everybody does it via CSS instead. There's a bug about this somewhere... Hmm, well, no. I mention it in bug #3977 but there's no real bug about it.
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1) Denise just told me about the CLA and I hadn't heard of that and it's not mentioned anywhere on the newbie guide wiki page. Should that probably be mentioned in the steps there before the part where people are told how to submit their code?
2) Is there any way to view a feed of all new Bugzilla bugs as they are posted?
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2) AFAIK there's no feed in Zilla but some Saved Searches might help you -- such as all-unassigned and all-assigned-nopatch-- if you sort them by 'last changed' order
You can also create custom advanced searches. It isn't the same as feeds but it helps I believe.