[Elementary-dev-community] Sample contractor client

2014-01-29 Thread Sergey Shnatsel Davidoff
Hey guys,

I've noticed we have no example for using the Contractor API via Granite
wrapper, so I've hacked one together. It's a simple command-line utility
written in Vala.

The source code is BSD-licensed and can be found at
https://code.launchpad.net/~elementary-pantheon/contractor/contractor-cli

It has no build system as of yet; I'm not sure if it needs one because it's
just an example and not something useful in real life. The compilation is
just one valac line anyway.

I hope this lowers the entry barrier for Contractor adoption.

Cheers,
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Re: [Elementary-dev-community] Prospective Programmer

2014-01-29 Thread Cassidy James
Hey David,

That's awesome! We'd love for you to use elementary as an opportunity both
for personal enrichment and to help us out. I'd first recommend you check
out our documentation: http://elementaryos.org/docs/code. There you'll
learn how to set up a Launchpad account and get started. You are also
encouraged to join our elementary Developer Community mailing list:
https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community. Once you join, you can
email the list and ask for help or feedback, which is a great way to learn.

Another helpful resource could be this Vala tutorial:
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala/Tutorial. Though keep in mind it does
expect at least some knowledge of programming. If you want to learn more
basic programming skills, you can check out resources like Codecademy:
http://www.codecademy.com/. It won't be elementary-specific, but it might
get you started.

Regarding an interview, I'd be more than happy to participate! Let me know
if there's anything else I can do to help.

Regards,
Cassidy James

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On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:14 AM, David Fernandez 
davidbrucefernan...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Mr. James,

 Hello, my name is David Fernandez and I am a senior at Poway High School.
 At my school, it is required that all Seniors pick a project to work on the
 entire year as a sort of person enrichment opportunity. I have been
 wrestling with what to do and I deiced that I want to learn how to program.
 I found eOS a while ago and really took to the way you and your team's
 approach at a wonderful end user experience. In short, I was wondering if
 you had any advise as to how to go about learning how to program. I know
 pretty much nothing, but I would love to be able to contribute to the
 Elementary project because I see so much promise.

 Sincerely,
 David

 P.S. If you don't mind me asking, would it be alright if I interview you
 or someone else who works with you. Ten questions is all I ask!

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