Good initiative. Any plans for similar initiative for Meego System
development..? or they already exist..?
Regards,
Balaje Sankar
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:42:42 +0100
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: [MeeGo-dev] MeeGo Application Developer Engagement
>
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>
> I've a bit of a plan I'd like to outline, and call for comments on.
> (And volunteers, hopefully, otherwise I shall be rather busy!)
>
> This is mostly targetted at existing application developer-type
> people, especially those with Qt knowledge, although all are welcome
> to participate in some way or another.
>
> Some background:
> We have a lot of highly productive developers that are not sure how
> their skills will remain relevant in a MeeGo context. We can't afford
> to lose them through neglect.
> There are also even more developers not familiar with MeeGo. When they
> find us, we have to grab them and keep them.
>
> Basically, we can't afford to lose our developers, and we need to gain
> more. I need help. I've written tutorials and helped a lot of people
> in the past, but frankly, it is not enough. We need to do more. The
> hands of many lighten that load.
>
>
> What?
> =====
> The success of a platform is usually directly linked to its support
> and nurturing of developer talent. Great platforms have often withered
> without developer attention, and bad platforms have survived technical
> flaws thanks to high developer engagement and retention.
>
> I think we need this around MeeGo, and our related platform - Qt.
>
> Specifically, we need to provide education, support (moral and
> technical), and a feedback cycle - for application developers.
>
> Or, in a word: Mentoring.
> - Helping new developers find their feet
> - Teaching developers new tricks
> - Exchanging knowledge throughout the community to ensure equal footing
>
> A simple summary would be that *no* application developer should feel
> alone, or be confused. ;)
>
> As an added benefit, rough edges and other nasties become more
> obvious, and can (hopefully) be addressed instead of falling to the
> wayside, and losing valuable developers as a consequence.
>
>
> How?
> ====
> Tutorials
> - Wiki based
> - Forum threads for feedback and questions
>
> Classes
> - On IRC
> - Covering tutorial material and topics which don't quite fit into a
> tutorial, e.g. "how to write responsive UI"
> - Possibly split out into a tutorial *after* each class, if the topic
> is self-contained enough
>
> Mentoring
> - A 'buddy' type system. Skilled developers offer to take on an eager
> trainee or two (or three or four) and 'show them the ropes'. It might
> be as simple as asking them how their project is going, and where
> they're getting stuck - from time to time - or as difficult as
> actually pitching in and helping them hack. Not really a role I want
> to define in terms beyond something like a 'big geeky brother'. :)
>
>
> Where do I sign up?
> ================
> I've set up a wiki page containing a copy of this material at:
> http://wiki.meego.com/DeveloperEngagement
>
> If you're interested in helping out as a mentor, or with classes or
> tutorials, please add yourself to the list.
>
> A sidenote: please let's not discuss the material now, because it's
> practically infinite :). I'm specifically after feedback on this
> proposal, and volunteers to step up to help get the ball rolling.
>
> Finally:
> I realise this sounds very Qt-centric, and well, it is - for two
> reasons. Firstly, that's my prime area of expertise, and secondly..
> MeeGo is focusing on Qt as the toolset to use for application
> developers. If your skills aren't in the Qt arena, you can still be of
> help - providing other facets of developer knowledge (best practices,
> how to use version control, etc), or perhaps by being the guinea-pigs
> to run through early versions of tutorials.
>
> --
> Robin Burchell
> http://rburchell.com
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