Re: [Tutor] mentorship
Bob, Fascinating - I am intrigued. I'll do some historical research in the mean time; please let me know how to get started. Thank you very much, Chris On Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:10:25 -0600, bob gailer bgai...@gmail.com wrote: I head an open-source project Python Pipelines and am currently seeking folk like you who have some computer background and a desire to contribute. I am creating a pure Python cross-platform version of IBM's CMS/TSO Pipelilnes. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmann_pipeline for a description of IBM's project. There are many folk who (like me) work(ed) at IBM; encountered Pipeliines and became happily dependent on it for solving problems with ease. When we were not at IBM we wondered where is Pipelines for my PC? Others have created PC versions, so mine is not the only one. I think mine has some special features and will find good use once it is releasable. The only publicly accessible site for this project is at http://code.google.com/p/python-pipelines There is no code there, just another description. Please read it. This project involves (of course) Python, regular expressions, parsing, dynamically linking class instances, threads, etc etc. Would you like a more in-depth look, and possibly be willing to learn and contribute? ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
[Tutor] mentorship
Hello folks - I'm a little lost and seek a mentor to accelerate the learning curve associated with open-source development, with python in particular but not exclusively. I've been an computer enthusiast / amateur programmer for 20 years. Too, in the past few years I've researched a variety of related topics: historical computer culture, modern security and cryptography, Linux administration and the philosophy of software development. I also have some working knowledge of apache, website design and a compsci degree from 10 years ago. NOW WHAT? HELP! I've got some free time and I feel like I should pick an open source project and begin contributing, but the options are just staggering. I've narrowed things down to the Python language - maybe the Plone project? maybe helping with documentation at first? Maybe testing? I welcome any suggestions on any point or question given. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] mentorship
Christopher Conner wrote: I've got some free time and I feel like I should pick an open source project and begin contributing, but the options are just staggering. I've narrowed things down to the Python language - maybe the Plone project? maybe helping with documentation at first? Maybe testing? Think of a subject you are interested in. Are there any useful projects related to that subject written in Python? If not, write one! You can put code up on PyPI or Google's code hosting: http://code.google.com/hosting/ http://pypi.python.org/ If there are existing projects, find one that does something you are interested in, and try improving it: - fix a bug - write some tests - add some documentation - add some missing functionality In other words: find an itch you have, and scratch it. -- Steven ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] mentorship
On 03/03/2012 03:49, Christopher Conner wrote: Hello folks - I'm a little lost and seek a mentor to accelerate the learning curve associated with open-source development, with python in particular but not exclusively. I've been an computer enthusiast / amateur programmer for 20 years. Too, in the past few years I've researched a variety of related topics: historical computer culture, modern security and cryptography, Linux administration and the philosophy of software development. I also have some working knowledge of apache, website design and a compsci degree from 10 years ago. NOW WHAT? HELP! I've got some free time and I feel like I should pick an open source project and begin contributing, but the options are just staggering. I've narrowed things down to the Python language - maybe the Plone project? maybe helping with documentation at first? Maybe testing? I welcome any suggestions on any point or question given. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor Start with http://pythonmentors.com/ ? -- Cheers. Mark Lawrence. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
