As someone who now has a deep personal interest in the future of SchoolTool
(I've sort of bet the farm on it, so to speak ;-), this is wonderful news
indeed.
I'd like to make one further suggestion as to the qualifications of at least
one of the programmers: that they be open to actively working to grow the
developer community around SchoolTool and to help guide new SchoolTool
developers as they develop their skills.
I say this because as a high school teacher I am actively working to train a
group of SchoolTool developers from among the top student developers within our
school system. We actually have funds to pay them to work over the summer, to
attend sprints, etc.
The ultimate success of this effort will depend in no small part on how
effectively these student developers can learn their craft. Stephan Richter
was excellent in this regard, and thanks to Paul Carduner's visit to Boston
last Thanksgiving to work with Stephan, his level of Zope 3 understanding grew
tremendously. He is now in a position to effectively contribute to core
SchoolTool development.
We need to continue that kind of training if the next generation of SchoolTool
developers is to come of age.
Thanks!
jeff
On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:03:56 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tom Hoffman wrote:
On 8/28/06, Ken Gunderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've been following this project for some years now. I might
suggest you hire not one, but two full time programmers - individuals
who're competent implementing an XP approach. Just an idea...
Well, yes, two would be nice, but I've got money for one. ;-)
I'm happy to fund two if they are known to work well together. I'm
committed to seeing this thing through. My requirements are that they be
(a) proven good Python, and (b) passionate about building something that
will work well in schools. Ideally, I would like them *based* in a
school, with one focused on the architecture and the other focused on
usability / practicality.
Mark
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