Bug-fixing is an excellent way of learning the existing system, as is reading through the documentation on the wiki. The first is strongly encouraged, the second is vital. But, to keep your interest, you may want to keep in mind some overall goal that you can use to guide you from task to task. Viz "I want to XYZ, and step 1 is to ..."
--linas On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Joseph Horner <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Nil for the links to the walk through and build process (Also > thanks Matthew for the Ubuntu 16.04 build environment I'll try this install > since that is my OS of choice). I'll take a close look at the issue list > and begin experimenting with the platform after I get a working > environment. > > I appreciate the feedback and looking forward to learning more! > > On Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 10:49:51 AM UTC-4, Joseph Horner wrote: >> >> I am a professional Software Engineering, but also a part time PhD >> Student in Computer Science. I have been studying Evolutionary Computation >> and Genetic Algorithms for years in undergrad and in my master Program. I >> found the OpenCog users group a while back but have not really had the time >> to dive in and contribute. I'm at a point where I'd like to contribute >> and have the time to do so. After reading Ben's books on Engineering >> General Intelligence I feel this is a solid approach to achieving AGI as >> well and I'd like to help in any way that is needed. What are some of the >> best approaches to understanding the OpenCog software platform? Looking >> forward to learning more about OpenCog and maybe help mature the technology >> to achieve true AGI. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "opencog" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/opencog. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/opencog/7dad572f-9f20-4720-be2f-5325d1992343%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/opencog/7dad572f-9f20-4720-be2f-5325d1992343%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "opencog" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/opencog. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/opencog/CAHrUA36KvJRrf8H%2Buv%3DBj8Up9JQpH3NrRY1Us79xujs_4vA4Vw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
