Please reply off list, folks....I appreciate the very positive response but I don't want to "pollute" the dev list with this.
Cheers, Joan On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 08:16:08PM -0600, Nathan Stott wrote: > I'd like to get involved. I use CouchDB all the time and even own the npm > 'couchdb' repository but I have never done any actual coding on the CouchDB > core itself. > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Joan Touzet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Enrolment for the "Introduction to CouchDB Development" course is now > > open at http://moodle.wohmart.com/ ! > > > > As previously described, this course will get you up to speed in Erlang > > (40%), the fundamentals of how CouchDB is implemented (40%), and will > > culminate in a small group project (20%). > > > > There will be guest presentations from these illustrious contributors: > > * Randall Leeds > > * Bob Dionne > > * Adam Kocoloski > > * Dale Harvey > > * Paul Davis > > * Benoit Chesneau > > * Robert Newson > > * Jan Lehnardt > > * ...with more to come! > > > > The course runs from 2012.1.9 - 2012.3.20 or so, with a commitment of > > about 4-8 hours per week recommended. Also, be aware that this is an > > online studio course, meaning it's run entirely online and in the open. > > It's 100% free (as in beer and freedom). > > > > Prerequisites: > > Strong knowledge of at least one programming language, preferably > > non-scripted [*] > > Know how to use CouchDB. This is not a CouchDB course. > > > > To enrol: > > 1. Reply to me privately by email, or via IRC (freenode's > > #couchdb, wohali), or via Twitter (@wohali). > > 2. I will give you the enrolment key. > > 3. Visit http://moodle.wohmart.com/ , select the course and register > > a new user using the provided enrolment key. > > > > These people get priority enrolment until 12-16 since they expressed > > early interest: > > Timothy Chen > > Roman Geber > > Matt Adams > > Bryan Green > > Sean Copenhaver > > Pete Vander Giessen > > Clifford Hung > > Dave Cottlehuber > > > > See you there, > > Joan > > > > [*] If your only programming language is JavaScript, prepare to devote > > more time to the course for the first 4 weeks. Moving to Erlang from > > JavaScript will take more effort than if you have a background in at > > least one non-scripting language. > >
