Hello Open Office Dev Community,
Dennis E. Hamilton forwarded my message to this list. Thank you for this
activity. I was in the opinion that I have no time and therefore can not
join the list or help.
However OpenOffice devlopment is on my mind for a complete week now. So
I decided I free up time and will focus on developing for Apache Open
Office.
The activity of freeing up time is not that easy, and I am still working
on it. So for starters I will use 4h per week for OO trying to move up
to 8h.
However I have to solve some other topics for this.
I worked for the last 10 Years as a BI specialist consultant with focus
on a language called SAS. I am experienced SQL Scripter.
In my last project I had to take over a simple .net Program because the
originated Programmer could not be further payed.
I wrote once a Java Application in order to give a customer an easy tool
to verify the Outcome of a delivery.
I even had to document a COBOL Programm once.
My Diploma thesis involved a webapp Application written in php and perl
(ver. 5).
I was messing around with python for a while and I am a big fan of Ceylon.
And most important since my study times I now and then mess around with
c++. I am a big fan of Bjarne Stroustrup " A tour of C++" and still
trying to understand Alexandrescu " Modern c++ design"
So I hope no one minds if I try to utilize this knowledge.
I am long time user of Open Office and its derivate Libre Office. So I
am quite proficient with it as a user. (However I have to admit I am
latly useing mostly Microsoft products due business focus.)
I am german nativ speaker, with acceptable english skills. And I have
some crappy hungarian skill. ;)
I even have a "build experience" of Open Office. Back in 2005 (I think)
I was a big fan of Gentoo. I even build Open Office from source code. It
just took me 11h compile time on a Athlon XP System. Which was the
longest compile effort I had to wait for back then. lol! (The credits go
to the awesome Gentoo distribution, my effort was only the patience to
wait that the update finishes.)
Long story short. I know
# a lot of languages badly
# a language that is itself a mess.
# how to development in crappy envoirments.
I value
# maintainability
# necessary documentation
# comments
# smart easy to use code.
I would privatly like to achieve to improve
# build times
# maintainability
This is my 3rd Open Office Project I was involved.
# piArmada I want to produce a follow up version. But I lack the skills,
and it is hard to build skill alone.
# AutoRealm, I supported a redevelopment a little bit. However I did not
feel very comfortable due to my rather low c++ skill.
My suggestiones I send to Dennis are still valid for me. They should
give orientation what I prefer, but I think I am the Noob here, and it
is not my place to decide. Maybe when I have manged to build some
reputation I will bring one or the other topic up.
Reference:
http://www.mail-archive.com/dev@openoffice.apache.org/msg28377.html
I use Arch Linux on an ASUS Ultrabook which is my devlopment machine,
since it has the best hardware.
I own a macbook air from 2009 and Windows 10 on a desktop system.
So I suggest I start with trying to buid OO on the Mac. See how this
goes. I had the impression this could be a quick win for the project and
a good entry point for me.
If someone has a different Idea, I am open for discussion or swap focus.
So Here I am at your service. :-D
I am looking very much to code with you.
All the best.
Peter
