Case in point, I am submitting a proposal here: https://devfest.be/blog/posts/cfp/
That's Google tech event here. I proposed to showcase MDL in Pharo along with workshop. Let's see how it goes... Phil On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 4:43 PM, Offray Vladimir Luna Cárdenas < offray.l...@mutabit.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > On 02/10/16 17:13, p...@highoctane.be wrote: > > [...] > >> Use it whenever you can, it will force you to understand how to do real >> stuff with it properly. >> >> I do hackathons with it. https://hackernoon.com/hackapo >> st-how-hackathons-can-be-the-best-learning-tool-under-the- >> sun-9c97e567e0a5 >> >> > As complementary to the infrastructure, code standards, libraries and so > on, a needed contribution, from the social dynamics perspective, are > hachathons and workshops. We're making them regularly here (link at [1], in > Spanish), with a critical data/code literacy approach. Last week we have > our 5th edition and this week we're going to make an agile 6th edition. > > [1] http://mutabit.com/dataweek/ > > I found the Pharo community very open to contribution. The fast feedback > loop [2] is experienced here in a very visible way and most of the time the > community is welcoming (with notable few exceptions, "ad hominen" attacks > and poor argumentation, but also with a good self-correcting feedback from > the broader community). > > [2] http://www.slideshare.net/MarcusDenker/perfection-feedback- > loops-or-why-worse-is-better-65540840 > > So is not a perfect place, as any other, but you'll find a way of > contributing that is considered worthy and encouraged and even supported > with economical resources from Pharo Association / Consorcium from time to > time. > > Welcome here, you and your contribution ;-), > > Offray > > >
