Projects/Promo/Happy newbies - Revision history

AnneW at 12:07, 18 July 2012

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Camilasan at 17:49, 22 October 2010

2010-10-22T17:49:29Z

Camilasan at 17:46, 22 October 2010

2010-10-22T17:46:40Z

Blauzahl: /* Specifics */ update

2009-05-10T05:30:25Z

‎Specifics: update

Blauzahl: /* What's your advice to people who want to get into KDE development-type stuff but don't know where to start? */ make attribution more clear

2009-05-10T05:25:02Z

‎What's your advice to people who want to get into KDE development-type stuff but don't know where to start?: make attribution more clear

Blauzahl: moved User:Blauzahl/Happy newbies to Projects/Promo/Happy newbies: time to move off of userpage

2009-05-10T05:19:11Z

moved User:Blauzahl/Happy newbies to Projects/Promo/Happy newbies: time to move off of userpage

Gamaral at 03:35, 25 February 2009

2009-02-25T03:35:11Z

Blauzahl: /* Culture */ how to encourage other cultures; hopefully this isn't too offensive

2009-02-25T02:28:10Z

‎Culture: how to encourage other cultures; hopefully this isn't too offensive

Blauzahl: add culture section

2009-02-25T02:22:17Z

add culture section

Blauzahl: how to pick a project section & content

2009-02-25T02:20:03Z

how to pick a project section & content

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	(from mpyne's People of KDE interview)		(from mpyne's People of KDE interview)

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 =Specifics=
 * patches --- who to submit them to so they get read and not lost
-** i.e. bugzilla vs. mailing lists. which?
+** if something uses review board, use that, otherwise mailing lists tend to be better than bugzilla
 * coding style
 ** Some projects have explicit documentation. Others, just follow the style the maintainer is using. Above all, read the stuff on techbase about general KDE style.
 * what to be shy about and not to be shy about (important!)
-** I have no clue.
+** ???
-* lists of things that are newbie friendly that need help
+=lists of things that are newbie friendly that need help=
-** kopete needs developers, and mattr has a list of jobs, according to the topic of #kopete
+* Projects with intro to do lists
-** look in bugzilla wishlists, and look for something neat, ask somebody more senior if that is a good thing to work on (animating the tab icon while the tab is loading seems like a popular thing)
+** kopete: mattr has a list of jobs, see #kopete
-** look in bugzilla for easy bugs to fix
+** pim is on #kontact http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/PIM/KMail_Junior_Jobs
-*** For things like khtml, go to #khtml and you are likely to get a tutorial of the codebase, layers, etc. Easy fixes, but you need some guidance.
+* look in bugzilla wishlists, and look for something neat, ask somebody more senior (try irc) if that is a good thing to work on (animating the tab icon while the tab is loading seems like a popular thing)
-Bugzilla has JJ, junior jobs.
+* look in old suggested summer of code projects, some may still be valid
 * join the community, mailing lists, irc, etc.

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 =What's your advice to people who want to get into KDE development-type stuff but don't know where to start?=
 #Figure out if you want to "develop-develop" or if you would be better at non-coding but still important types of tasks. I got my start in KDE doing documentation even though I knew coding at the time. When I decided I wanted to help with JuK the first thing I did was fix the documentation as much as I could, which helped me learn the codebase, that proved useful too.
 #If you do plan to do coding and you don't know programming, start learning now. You can learn KDE and programming in parallel but you can't start on C++ (or Python, etc.) too soon.
 #Learn Qt first.
 #Finally, absorb information. :) You can do this by lurking on mailing lists, by hanging out in IRC development channels, and by reading TechBase. You'll find out there's more you need to know than just programming, but many skills will translate well even to non-programming tasks so it doesn't hurt to learn.
 =How to pick a project=

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 =Culture=
 "Have a thick skin."
-* German stereotype is that they are brusque, but this isn't limited to Germans. Not all geeks have the best social skills.
+* You will find a huge variety of cultures in our community, that means you might come across people that seem quiet, distant or even offensive at times. Remember that in any culture, geeks tend not to have the best social skills.
-* South Americans will go away if told not right
+* Keep trying, even if somebody tells you your contribution is not useful; it will help you improve your skills and you will gain more experience from it.
-* Asian...
+* Remember, most of us have day jobs so don't shy away if you don't get an answer quickly.
 * In general, newbies can and will be nervous. That is ok. If someone seems to be mean to you, don't take it personally. It is only one person in the project, and they may not actually intend to be mean. It might just be their personality, and they might act like that towards everyone. Maybe you misunderstand them. (...how to encourage to ask someone else for a second opinion on personal/social matters?)

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 * What app do you use most? Enjoy? Are curious about?
 * Not sure? Join BugSquad. :) #kde-bugs
 =Specifics=