Re: [Wikitech-l] I'd love to contribue. Can anyone help me get started?
Likewise if you want to help us do exciting stuff on wikipedia mobile web give me a shout on my email or via irc (irc.freenode.org #wikimedia-mobile) On 18 May 2016 3:40 p.m., "Brian Wolff"wrote: > On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Ty Landercasper > wrote: > > I'm a self employed programmer who's taking a bit of time off > from his > > current project as a way to gain some fresh perspective and I thought I'd > > use that free time to help out a community I really appreciate. Wikipedia > is > > one of the best things the internet has to offer and it has certainly > helped > > me out a bunch of times, so it seemed like the place to volunteer. > > > > My problem is that is that I haven't done any sort of > collaborative > > opensource project before, (the closest I've come to opensource is > writing > > the compare plugin for Notepad++), and I'm not entirely sure what the > best > > way to go about it is. > > > > I was wondering if someone there is willing to play the role of > onboarding > > manager. You know, show me the ropes, assign some good relevant tasks to > get > > a feel for things, the standard stuff. I'd really appreciate it, and I > know > > I can contribute a lot to the community once I get on my feet. > > > > > > As for my skill set, while I don't have a lot of experience with > PHP, I do > > have a lot of experience with just about everything else. I've done game > > development, mobile development, web development and even some good old > > fashioned desktop development, (not that anyone still uses desktop apps). > I > > have no doubt that I can pick up the language quickly enough and I'm sure > > Google (the great teacher of all things) will help me figure out the > rest. > > > > I'm attaching my resume, so that you can get a feel for my > experience. > > (Plus it just seems like the thing to do in this situation.) > > > > I'm looking forward to getting started! > > Ty Landercasper > > t...@ibudesigns.com > > > > > > RESUME: > > > > OBJECTIVE: > > I'm one of those programmers who got into it for the love of > programming > > and it shows. I've programmed on everything from the TI-83 to the Xbox > 360, > > and if there's a skill I don't have than all I need is an excuse to learn > it > > and I will. I turned a hobby project into a business that supported me > for > > several years so I've learned a lot about how to make an amazing product > > that succeeds even in the ruthless market that is the app store, as well > as > > the softer skills that you need to run a business. > > > > I'm looking for a good home. A start up or a startup like environment > where > > there's more work than time and everyone has to wear multiple hats, and > > figure out how to get things done and even what can be done, because > those > > are the environments that I thrive in. > > > > COMPUTER SKILLS: > > Visual Studio, C#,C++, Java, C, Visual Basic > > 4+ years iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile development > > Unity, Flash, Actionscript 2.0, ActionScript 3.0, Flex framework, > Silverlight > > ASP.NET, AJAX, HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP > > Thirteen years experience with .NET > > > > > > > > EXPERIENCE: > > Owner Pixelality, Seattle, WA (7/14 to present) > > Created The Virtual Window a device that keeps track of your head > and turns > > your TV into a realistic window! > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEwnG-9O8A > > Used Kinect and Wii-mote based tracking > > Modified Unreal Engine to support Off-axis projection > > Used computer vision code to anaylize a video stream and find the > head. > > > > > > > > Owner SupportStream, Seattle, WA (4/15 to present) > > https://supportstream.solutions/Supportee > > Funding model that allows people to donate a dollar a month to > their > > favorite charities, artists or other things they care about. > > Created Marketing campaign that will eventually be used to drive > donators > > to help their favorite causes : https://supportstream.solutions/ > > ASP.NET backend. > > Paypal integration for payments. Went through the application > process for > > advanced functionality. > > Cross-Site scripting with iframes > > Used JQuery for animations and popups. > > Custom designed logo and various CSS changes > > > > > > > > Contractor Big Finish Games (not Big Fish), Salt Lake City, UT (12/13 to > 3/14) > > Programmed puzzles for the continuation of my all time favorite > video game! > > Scripted both 2D and 3D puzzles using Unity and C# > > > > > > > > Owner Comic Reader Mobi, Seattle, WA (4/09 to present) > > http://comicreader.mobi > > Software allows fullsized comics to be read on small screens > > Several unique and intuitive UI features to make using the > program easier. > > (Clicking on
Re: [Wikitech-l] I'd love to contribue. Can anyone help me get started?
On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Ty Landercasperwrote: > I'm a self employed programmer who's taking a bit of time off from his > current project as a way to gain some fresh perspective and I thought I'd > use that free time to help out a community I really appreciate. Wikipedia is > one of the best things the internet has to offer and it has certainly helped > me out a bunch of times, so it seemed like the place to volunteer. > > My problem is that is that I haven't done any sort of collaborative > opensource project before, (the closest I've come to opensource is writing > the compare plugin for Notepad++), and I'm not entirely sure what the best > way to go about it is. > > I was wondering if someone there is willing to play the role of onboarding > manager. You know, show me the ropes, assign some good relevant tasks to get > a feel for things, the standard stuff. I'd really appreciate it, and I know > I can contribute a lot to the community once I get on my feet. > > > As for my skill set, while I don't have a lot of experience with PHP, I do > have a lot of experience with just about everything else. I've done game > development, mobile development, web development and even some good old > fashioned desktop development, (not that anyone still uses desktop apps). I > have no doubt that I can pick up the language quickly enough and I'm sure > Google (the great teacher of all things) will help me figure out the rest. > > I'm attaching my resume, so that you can get a feel for my experience. > (Plus it just seems like the thing to do in this situation.) > > I'm looking forward to getting started! > Ty Landercasper > t...@ibudesigns.com > > > RESUME: > > OBJECTIVE: > I'm one of those programmers who got into it for the love of programming > and it shows. I've programmed on everything from the TI-83 to the Xbox 360, > and if there's a skill I don't have than all I need is an excuse to learn it > and I will. I turned a hobby project into a business that supported me for > several years so I've learned a lot about how to make an amazing product > that succeeds even in the ruthless market that is the app store, as well as > the softer skills that you need to run a business. > > I'm looking for a good home. A start up or a startup like environment where > there's more work than time and everyone has to wear multiple hats, and > figure out how to get things done and even what can be done, because those > are the environments that I thrive in. > > COMPUTER SKILLS: > Visual Studio, C#,C++, Java, C, Visual Basic > 4+ years iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile development > Unity, Flash, Actionscript 2.0, ActionScript 3.0, Flex framework, Silverlight > ASP.NET, AJAX, HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP > Thirteen years experience with .NET > > > > EXPERIENCE: > Owner Pixelality, Seattle, WA (7/14 to present) > Created The Virtual Window a device that keeps track of your head and turns > your TV into a realistic window! > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEwnG-9O8A > Used Kinect and Wii-mote based tracking > Modified Unreal Engine to support Off-axis projection > Used computer vision code to anaylize a video stream and find the head. > > > > Owner SupportStream, Seattle, WA (4/15 to present) > https://supportstream.solutions/Supportee > Funding model that allows people to donate a dollar a month to their > favorite charities, artists or other things they care about. > Created Marketing campaign that will eventually be used to drive donators > to help their favorite causes : https://supportstream.solutions/ > ASP.NET backend. > Paypal integration for payments. Went through the application process for > advanced functionality. > Cross-Site scripting with iframes > Used JQuery for animations and popups. > Custom designed logo and various CSS changes > > > > Contractor Big Finish Games (not Big Fish), Salt Lake City, UT (12/13 to 3/14) > Programmed puzzles for the continuation of my all time favorite video game! > Scripted both 2D and 3D puzzles using Unity and C# > > > > Owner Comic Reader Mobi, Seattle, WA (4/09 to present) > http://comicreader.mobi > Software allows fullsized comics to be read on small screens > Several unique and intuitive UI features to make using the program easier. > (Clicking on text to have it pop out. Realistic page turn effect when > dragging from sides. Drag page down from top to access controls) > Automatically detects text in image and pops out when touched (patent pending) > Out for the iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Android, Windows Phone 7, > Linux, PC and Mac OS X (Even have a prototype for the Xbox 360!) > Original version built from scratch for each platform. > Latest version uses
Re: [Wikitech-l] I'd love to contribue. Can anyone help me get started?
If you're interested in Android, the Android team is interested in your contributions! We try to make a card for anything we work on in Phabricator. Our planning board is here[0]. Anything tagged Easy and unassigned is usually ripe to pick up. Here's a recent example[1]. Check out our getting started guide[2] and feel free to ping us on IRC[3]. The iOS and mobile web folks are in the same channel so lots of smart people to work with. Welcome! [0] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikipedia-android-app-backlog/ [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T134906 [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_hacking [3] irc://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-mobile On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Ty Landercasperwrote: > Pine W gmail.com> writes: > > > > > Hello Seattleite! There are some Wikimedians, many with technology > > backrounds, who meet in the Seattle area. Please join our mailing list: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > > > I think that your existing skill set might fit well with WMF's interests > in > > mobile apps and mobile web. To get started there, I'd like to suggest > that > > you introduce yourself on the Mobile mailing list: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > > > > Welcome aboard, > > > > Pine > > > > > Thanks! Sadly I am no longer in Seattle, (I'm stuck in AZ for a while, ) > but > that's a great tip about the mobile list. I'll go ahead and introduce > myself > right now. Mobile apps are my favorite area anyway, and I'd love to make > the > apps better. > > Ty > > > ___ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] I'd love to contribue. Can anyone help me get started?
Pine W gmail.com> writes: > > Hello Seattleite! There are some Wikimedians, many with technology > backrounds, who meet in the Seattle area. Please join our mailing list: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > I think that your existing skill set might fit well with WMF's interests in > mobile apps and mobile web. To get started there, I'd like to suggest that > you introduce yourself on the Mobile mailing list: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > > Welcome aboard, > > Pine Thanks! Sadly I am no longer in Seattle, (I'm stuck in AZ for a while, ) but that's a great tip about the mobile list. I'll go ahead and introduce myself right now. Mobile apps are my favorite area anyway, and I'd love to make the apps better. Ty ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] I'd love to contribue. Can anyone help me get started?
If you're contributing to the Mediawiki framework, make sure you're learning the modern standards of PHP, along with how to make your PHP code HHVM and PHP7 compatable. One of the basic sites to get started on some concepts in PHP is: http://www.phptherightway.com/ Also you'l want to figure out the Gerrit system Wikimedia uses for git and staying up to date if you're working with that. With your background it won't take you too long. Wikimedia can certainly benefit from software engineers from all fields, just leave things better than you found them. On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Pine Wwrote: > Hello Seattleite! There are some Wikimedians, many with technology > backrounds, who meet in the Seattle area. Please join our mailing list: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > I think that your existing skill set might fit well with WMF's interests in > mobile apps and mobile web. To get started there, I'd like to suggest that > you introduce yourself on the Mobile mailing list: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > > Welcome aboard, > > Pine > On May 18, 2016 13:42, "Ty Landercasper" > wrote: > > > I'm a self employed programmer who's taking a bit of time off > from > > his > > current project as a way to gain some fresh perspective and I thought I'd > > use that free time to help out a community I really appreciate. Wikipedia > > is > > one of the best things the internet has to offer and it has certainly > > helped > > me out a bunch of times, so it seemed like the place to volunteer. > > > > My problem is that is that I haven't done any sort of > collaborative > > opensource project before, (the closest I've come to opensource is > writing > > the compare plugin for Notepad++), and I'm not entirely sure what the > best > > way to go about it is. > > > > I was wondering if someone there is willing to play the role of > > onboarding > > manager. You know, show me the ropes, assign some good relevant tasks to > > get > > a feel for things, the standard stuff. I'd really appreciate it, and I > know > > I can contribute a lot to the community once I get on my feet. > > > > > > As for my skill set, while I don't have a lot of experience with > > PHP, I do > > have a lot of experience with just about everything else. I've done game > > development, mobile development, web development and even some good old > > fashioned desktop development, (not that anyone still uses desktop > apps). I > > have no doubt that I can pick up the language quickly enough and I'm sure > > Google (the great teacher of all things) will help me figure out the > rest. > > > > I'm attaching my resume, so that you can get a feel for my > > experience. > > (Plus it just seems like the thing to do in this situation.) > > > > I'm looking forward to getting started! > > Ty Landercasper > > t...@ibudesigns.com > > > > > > RESUME: > > > > OBJECTIVE: > > I'm one of those programmers who got into it for the love of > > programming > > and it shows. I've programmed on everything from the TI-83 to the Xbox > 360, > > and if there's a skill I don't have than all I need is an excuse to learn > > it > > and I will. I turned a hobby project into a business that supported me > for > > several years so I've learned a lot about how to make an amazing product > > that succeeds even in the ruthless market that is the app store, as well > as > > the softer skills that you need to run a business. > > > > I'm looking for a good home. A start up or a startup like environment > where > > there's more work than time and everyone has to wear multiple hats, and > > figure out how to get things done and even what can be done, because > those > > are the environments that I thrive in. > > > > COMPUTER SKILLS: > > Visual Studio, C#,C++, Java, C, Visual Basic > > 4+ years iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile development > > Unity, Flash, Actionscript 2.0, ActionScript 3.0, Flex framework, > > Silverlight > > ASP.NET, AJAX, HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP > > Thirteen years experience with .NET > > > > > > > > EXPERIENCE: > > Owner Pixelality, Seattle, WA (7/14 to present) > > Created The Virtual Window a device that keeps track of your head > > and turns > > your TV into a realistic window! > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEwnG-9O8A > > Used Kinect and Wii-mote based tracking > > Modified Unreal Engine to support Off-axis projection > > Used computer vision code to anaylize a video stream and find the > > head. > > > > > > > > Owner SupportStream, Seattle, WA (4/15 to present) > > https://supportstream.solutions/Supportee > > Funding model that allows people to donate a dollar a month to > > their > > favorite charities, artists or other things they care about. > > Created Marketing campaign that
Re: [Wikitech-l] I'd love to contribue. Can anyone help me get started?
Hello Seattleite! There are some Wikimedians, many with technology backrounds, who meet in the Seattle area. Please join our mailing list: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia I think that your existing skill set might fit well with WMF's interests in mobile apps and mobile web. To get started there, I'd like to suggest that you introduce yourself on the Mobile mailing list: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l Welcome aboard, Pine On May 18, 2016 13:42, "Ty Landercasper"wrote: > I'm a self employed programmer who's taking a bit of time off from > his > current project as a way to gain some fresh perspective and I thought I'd > use that free time to help out a community I really appreciate. Wikipedia > is > one of the best things the internet has to offer and it has certainly > helped > me out a bunch of times, so it seemed like the place to volunteer. > > My problem is that is that I haven't done any sort of collaborative > opensource project before, (the closest I've come to opensource is writing > the compare plugin for Notepad++), and I'm not entirely sure what the best > way to go about it is. > > I was wondering if someone there is willing to play the role of > onboarding > manager. You know, show me the ropes, assign some good relevant tasks to > get > a feel for things, the standard stuff. I'd really appreciate it, and I know > I can contribute a lot to the community once I get on my feet. > > > As for my skill set, while I don't have a lot of experience with > PHP, I do > have a lot of experience with just about everything else. I've done game > development, mobile development, web development and even some good old > fashioned desktop development, (not that anyone still uses desktop apps). I > have no doubt that I can pick up the language quickly enough and I'm sure > Google (the great teacher of all things) will help me figure out the rest. > > I'm attaching my resume, so that you can get a feel for my > experience. > (Plus it just seems like the thing to do in this situation.) > > I'm looking forward to getting started! > Ty Landercasper > t...@ibudesigns.com > > > RESUME: > > OBJECTIVE: > I'm one of those programmers who got into it for the love of > programming > and it shows. I've programmed on everything from the TI-83 to the Xbox 360, > and if there's a skill I don't have than all I need is an excuse to learn > it > and I will. I turned a hobby project into a business that supported me for > several years so I've learned a lot about how to make an amazing product > that succeeds even in the ruthless market that is the app store, as well as > the softer skills that you need to run a business. > > I'm looking for a good home. A start up or a startup like environment where > there's more work than time and everyone has to wear multiple hats, and > figure out how to get things done and even what can be done, because those > are the environments that I thrive in. > > COMPUTER SKILLS: > Visual Studio, C#,C++, Java, C, Visual Basic > 4+ years iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile development > Unity, Flash, Actionscript 2.0, ActionScript 3.0, Flex framework, > Silverlight > ASP.NET, AJAX, HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP > Thirteen years experience with .NET > > > > EXPERIENCE: > Owner Pixelality, Seattle, WA (7/14 to present) > Created The Virtual Window a device that keeps track of your head > and turns > your TV into a realistic window! > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEwnG-9O8A > Used Kinect and Wii-mote based tracking > Modified Unreal Engine to support Off-axis projection > Used computer vision code to anaylize a video stream and find the > head. > > > > Owner SupportStream, Seattle, WA (4/15 to present) > https://supportstream.solutions/Supportee > Funding model that allows people to donate a dollar a month to > their > favorite charities, artists or other things they care about. > Created Marketing campaign that will eventually be used to drive > donators > to help their favorite causes : https://supportstream.solutions/ > ASP.NET backend. > Paypal integration for payments. Went through the application > process for > advanced functionality. > Cross-Site scripting with iframes > Used JQuery for animations and popups. > Custom designed logo and various CSS changes > > > > Contractor Big Finish Games (not Big Fish), Salt Lake City, UT (12/13 to > 3/14) > Programmed puzzles for the continuation of my all time favorite > video game! > Scripted both 2D and 3D puzzles using Unity and C# > > > > Owner Comic Reader Mobi, Seattle, WA (4/09 to present) > http://comicreader.mobi > Software allows fullsized comics to be read on small screens > Several unique and intuitive UI features
[Wikitech-l] I'd love to contribue. Can anyone help me get started?
I'm a self employed programmer who's taking a bit of time off from his current project as a way to gain some fresh perspective and I thought I'd use that free time to help out a community I really appreciate. Wikipedia is one of the best things the internet has to offer and it has certainly helped me out a bunch of times, so it seemed like the place to volunteer. My problem is that is that I haven't done any sort of collaborative opensource project before, (the closest I've come to opensource is writing the compare plugin for Notepad++), and I'm not entirely sure what the best way to go about it is. I was wondering if someone there is willing to play the role of onboarding manager. You know, show me the ropes, assign some good relevant tasks to get a feel for things, the standard stuff. I'd really appreciate it, and I know I can contribute a lot to the community once I get on my feet. As for my skill set, while I don't have a lot of experience with PHP, I do have a lot of experience with just about everything else. I've done game development, mobile development, web development and even some good old fashioned desktop development, (not that anyone still uses desktop apps). I have no doubt that I can pick up the language quickly enough and I'm sure Google (the great teacher of all things) will help me figure out the rest. I'm attaching my resume, so that you can get a feel for my experience. (Plus it just seems like the thing to do in this situation.) I'm looking forward to getting started! Ty Landercasper t...@ibudesigns.com RESUME: OBJECTIVE: I'm one of those programmers who got into it for the love of programming and it shows. I've programmed on everything from the TI-83 to the Xbox 360, and if there's a skill I don't have than all I need is an excuse to learn it and I will. I turned a hobby project into a business that supported me for several years so I've learned a lot about how to make an amazing product that succeeds even in the ruthless market that is the app store, as well as the softer skills that you need to run a business. I'm looking for a good home. A start up or a startup like environment where there's more work than time and everyone has to wear multiple hats, and figure out how to get things done and even what can be done, because those are the environments that I thrive in. COMPUTER SKILLS: Visual Studio, C#,C++, Java, C, Visual Basic 4+ years iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile development Unity, Flash, Actionscript 2.0, ActionScript 3.0, Flex framework, Silverlight ASP.NET, AJAX, HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP Thirteen years experience with .NET EXPERIENCE: Owner Pixelality, Seattle, WA (7/14 to present) Created The Virtual Window a device that keeps track of your head and turns your TV into a realistic window! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEwnG-9O8A Used Kinect and Wii-mote based tracking Modified Unreal Engine to support Off-axis projection Used computer vision code to anaylize a video stream and find the head. Owner SupportStream, Seattle, WA (4/15 to present) https://supportstream.solutions/Supportee Funding model that allows people to donate a dollar a month to their favorite charities, artists or other things they care about. Created Marketing campaign that will eventually be used to drive donators to help their favorite causes : https://supportstream.solutions/ ASP.NET backend. Paypal integration for payments. Went through the application process for advanced functionality. Cross-Site scripting with iframes Used JQuery for animations and popups. Custom designed logo and various CSS changes Contractor Big Finish Games (not Big Fish), Salt Lake City, UT (12/13 to 3/14) Programmed puzzles for the continuation of my all time favorite video game! Scripted both 2D and 3D puzzles using Unity and C# Owner Comic Reader Mobi, Seattle, WA (4/09 to present) http://comicreader.mobi Software allows fullsized comics to be read on small screens Several unique and intuitive UI features to make using the program easier. (Clicking on text to have it pop out. Realistic page turn effect when dragging from sides. Drag page down from top to access controls) Automatically detects text in image and pops out when touched (patent pending) Out for the iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Android, Windows Phone 7, Linux, PC and Mac OS X (Even have a prototype for the Xbox 360!) Original version built from scratch for each platform. Latest version uses .NET/Mono technology to share code base among all the devices (Except blackberry) Was one of the top 100 grossing ipad apps Created Silverlight version which allows you to demo