Thanks Dmitri ! Will try to contribute as much as I can :) On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:58 PM, Dmitri Zagidulin <dmi...@zagidulin.net> wrote:
> Ideas for beginners, for Sprints etc: > > * Adding class comments/documentation, as mentioned, is a fantastic idea. > Maybe we can provide some code snippets, that will bring up a list of > classes with missing comments (or with too-short comments, less than X > characters). People can coordinate (on IRC, or via something like EtherPad) > on who's working on which classes. > > * Not related to core Pharo code itself, but still very helpful: Test > various libraries for compatibility with Pharo 4.0. Pick your favorite > pharo-related project or library off of SmalltalkHub (or SqueakSource, > etc), try to load it into Pharo 4. Run the unit tests. Fix stuff until it > loads fine in 4.0.Try and use the library in a simple demo project. Best > yet, write a blog post about it. The success of Pharo largely depends on > the success of its ecosystem of libraries and projects. > > * Benchmark things. Which JSON library (of the several available) is > faster at parsing large json objects in Pharo 4? That sort of thing. > > * Write blog posts in general! Write tutorials and walkthroughs on how to > use some of the new 4.0 features. Do programming puzzles / interview > questions and post about em. Share tips on how you theme and customize your > Pharo images, which tools you use most, and so on. > > * As mentioned before, at least browse the open 4.0 issues on the pharo > FogBugz. Try to think about how you'd go about discovering how to solve > them. You'll learn a lot about the system. Also, once the issues are fixed, > you can help test and confirm the fix (if you can figure out the 'how to > reproduce' steps). Follow the 'to reproduce' steps to make sure you > reproduce the error/issue. Then load the slice containing the fix from the > pharo inbox repo, and redo the steps again to make sure it was fixed. > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:54 AM, Marcus Denker <marcus.den...@inria.fr> > wrote: > >> >> > On 03 Apr 2015, at 14:36, Jigyasa Grover <grover.jigya...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Ohk. >> > No issues :) >> > Looking forward to other Pharo Sprints focusing on beginners :D >> > >> >> Yes… maybe other people have ideas? >> >> Marcus >> >> >> >
