If we have some interests, I would be more than happy to re-engage with PP and get that maven transition done. While it's not a huge step I think it will entice developers.
~Michael On 5/30/13 10:41 AM, "John Blossom" <[email protected]> wrote: >Thomas, > >Specific to my objectives RE your skills, I would appreciate a hand with >making a kick-butt video for the Wave pitch. Not now, but at the right >time. > >RE the right tool for some of the project communications, I have to say >it, >some of these processes might work really well in Wave...just sayin'. > >John > >All the best, > >John Blossom > >On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Thomas Wrobel <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Is there any suggested way to organize volunteers? >> >> I know the current method is basically a "todo" list isnt it? which is >>fine >> in itself. >> But possibly having a list of commiters together with notes of their >> skillset could also help. >> >> I can, for example do the following; >> >> * client side GWT coding. >> * Android/Java coding >> * php >> * 3d graphics and animations (possibly to help presentations/diagrams) >> * film editing >> * html >> >> I haven't a clue when/if any of these things would be usefull - but I >> wouldn't mind being put on a list for anyone to contact if Wave related >> help is needed in those areas. >> >> > >> > Forget node.js or any other "world-changer-wannabe" frameworks. As >> Michael >> > states, most developers don't understand (or are even scared of) this >> > project architecture/structure. Fixing this would be a great start! >> > >> >> +1 >> > >> > I tried to contribute to Wiab, a pretty simple UI modification, and I >> found >> > myself lost in the code a few hours, nagging poor yuri with questions, >> > before I could do anything simple (being new to modern web >>development, >> > gwt, etc was of no help either). >> > >> >> >> +1 >> I also tried to do the same thing. Despite being very familiar with both >> Java and GWT, and a few web-apps behind me, I still struggled. >> >> I haven't seen the codebase in almost a year now, however. >> >> Would it benefit from some very simple first steps....like better >> commenting? removing redundant/legacy stuff? >> >> If separating the client is a step too big for anyone to commit too >>right >> now, there might still be more basic messures to help move the existing >> codebase to something easier to deal with. >>
