Has anything progressed on this? -Sivan
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Robin Burchell <[email protected]> wrote: > *** [cross-posting since this is a big topic, please direct feedback > to meego-community list to keep traffic in one place] *** > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > MeeGo-community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-community > _______________________________________________ MeeGo-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-dev http://wiki.meego.com/Mailing_list_guidelines
