Some of this info (i.e. how to get set up as a contributor), that used to live on the GC wiki, was migrated into the main site: https://asterixdb.incubator.apache.org/dev-setup.html
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Wail Alkowaileet <[email protected]> wrote: > As a new comer, javadoc/comments would help me a great deal. It would be > great to know the purpose of each java class. > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 2:16 AM, abdullah alamoudi <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Turned out I can create new pages using the "Create" button at the top of > > the page. Once a page is created, it can be moved to the right place > using > > the reorder pages in the space tools at the lower left corner of the > page. > > > > Happy editing everyone, > > Abdullah. > > > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 8:59 AM, abdullah alamoudi <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > I just took a look at the Algebricks Rules section and I like it. > > > Definitely a good step in the right direction. Good job Keren. > > > > > > I tried adding new sections but wasn't able to so I am assuming that I > > > don't have that level of access. I suggest we add a few more sections > as > > a > > > start: > > > > > > 1. External Data. > > > 2. Metadata. > > > 3. Transactions. > > > 4. System Components. > > > 5. Replication. > > > 6. Functions. > > > 7. Records and Frames. (I believe we already have this documented in > > > grapes). > > > 8. Bootstrapping and Shutting down. > > > 9. Hyracks Job construction and execution. > > > 10. Feeds. > > > > > > We can later add the content and start rounds of validation/refining. > > > Abdullah. > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 7:09 AM, Till Westmann <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> Coming back to the original topic. Now there's a page on the Wiki > > >> > > >> > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ASTERIXDB/Contributing+to+AsterixDB > > >> and we can start collecting thoughts and content on how we can ease > > >> contribution. > > >> If you have some ideas, please start putting them in :) > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> Till > > >> > > >> > > >> On 7 Aug 2015, at 23:04, abdullah alamoudi wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi everyone, > > >>> In the August 2015 incubator report, the 3rd issue to address before > > >>> graduation is growing the AsterixDB community. > > >>> > > >>> Since we entered the incubator, at least two members wanted to join > the > > >>> community and contribute only to end up disappearing. Getting > > acquainted > > >>> with the codebase seems like a difficult task for new comers and I > > think > > >>> we > > >>> should make it a little bit easier. > > >>> > > >>> I know this is long overdue and someone promised in the ancient past > to > > >>> prepare an entry document for new contributor (Who was it?). I am > aware > > >>> that we all are busy addressing issues, working on new features, > > running > > >>> some experiments, writing a paper, etc. but we can still work towards > > >>> this > > >>> in small steps. > > >>> > > >>> My suggestion is that someone create an outline of how that document > > will > > >>> be and then publish it in some location where we all have a chance to > > >>> contribute (Maybe the AsterixDB website in the documentation > branch?). > > >>> Once > > >>> we have that, whenever somebody spends some time in a new area of the > > >>> code, > > >>> they should contribute to the document and we should eventually get > > >>> there. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Cheers, > > >>> Amoudi, Abdullah. > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Amoudi, Abdullah. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Amoudi, Abdullah. > > > > > > -- > > *Regards,* > Wail Alkowaileet >
