Likewise if you want to help us do exciting stuff on wikipedia mobile web give me a shout on my email or via irc (irc.freenode.org #wikimedia-mobile) On 18 May 2016 3:40 p.m., "Brian Wolff" <bawo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Ty Landercasper <wiki.nos...@ibudesigns.com> > wrote: > > I'm a self employed programmer who's taking a bit of time off > from his > > current project as a way to gain some fresh perspective and I thought I'd > > use that free time to help out a community I really appreciate. Wikipedia > is > > one of the best things the internet has to offer and it has certainly > helped > > me out a bunch of times, so it seemed like the place to volunteer. > > > > My problem is that is that I haven't done any sort of > collaborative > > opensource project before, (the closest I've come to opensource is > writing > > the compare plugin for Notepad++), and I'm not entirely sure what the > best > > way to go about it is. > > > > I was wondering if someone there is willing to play the role of > onboarding > > manager. You know, show me the ropes, assign some good relevant tasks to > get > > a feel for things, the standard stuff. I'd really appreciate it, and I > know > > I can contribute a lot to the community once I get on my feet. > > > > > > As for my skill set, while I don't have a lot of experience with > PHP, I do > > have a lot of experience with just about everything else. I've done game > > development, mobile development, web development and even some good old > > fashioned desktop development, (not that anyone still uses desktop apps). > I > > have no doubt that I can pick up the language quickly enough and I'm sure > > Google (the great teacher of all things) will help me figure out the > rest. > > > > I'm attaching my resume, so that you can get a feel for my > experience. > > (Plus it just seems like the thing to do in this situation.) > > > > I'm looking forward to getting started! > > Ty Landercasper > > t...@ibudesigns.com > > > > > > RESUME: > > > > OBJECTIVE: > > I'm one of those programmers who got into it for the love of > programming > > and it shows. I've programmed on everything from the TI-83 to the Xbox > 360, > > and if there's a skill I don't have than all I need is an excuse to learn > it > > and I will. I turned a hobby project into a business that supported me > for > > several years so I've learned a lot about how to make an amazing product > > that succeeds even in the ruthless market that is the app store, as well > as > > the softer skills that you need to run a business. > > > > I'm looking for a good home. A start up or a startup like environment > where > > there's more work than time and everyone has to wear multiple hats, and > > figure out how to get things done and even what can be done, because > those > > are the environments that I thrive in. > > > > COMPUTER SKILLS: > > Visual Studio, C#,C++, Java, C, Visual Basic > > 4+ years iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile development > > Unity, Flash, Actionscript 2.0, ActionScript 3.0, Flex framework, > Silverlight > > ASP.NET, AJAX, HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP > > Thirteen years experience with .NET > > > > > > > > EXPERIENCE: > > Owner Pixelality, Seattle, WA (7/14 to present) > > Created The Virtual Window a device that keeps track of your head > and turns > > your TV into a realistic window! > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEwnG-9O8A > > Used Kinect and Wii-mote based tracking > > Modified Unreal Engine to support Off-axis projection > > Used computer vision code to anaylize a video stream and find the > head. > > > > > > > > Owner SupportStream, Seattle, WA (4/15 to present) > > https://supportstream.solutions/Supportee > > Funding model that allows people to donate a dollar a month to > their > > favorite charities, artists or other things they care about. > > Created Marketing campaign that will eventually be used to drive > donators > > to help their favorite causes : https://supportstream.solutions/ > > ASP.NET backend. > > Paypal integration for payments. Went through the application > process for > > advanced functionality. > > Cross-Site scripting with iframes > > Used JQuery for animations and popups. > > Custom designed logo and various CSS changes > > > > > > > > Contractor Big Finish Games (not Big Fish), Salt Lake City, UT (12/13 to > 3/14) > > Programmed puzzles for the continuation of my all time favorite > video game! > > Scripted both 2D and 3D puzzles using Unity and C# > > > > > > > > Owner Comic Reader Mobi, Seattle, WA (4/09 to present) > > http://comicreader.mobi > > Software allows fullsized comics to be read on small screens > > Several unique and intuitive UI features to make using the > program easier. > > (Clicking on text to have it pop out. Realistic page turn effect when > > dragging from sides. Drag page down from top to access controls) > > Automatically detects text in image and pops out when touched > (patent pending) > > Out for the iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Android, Windows > Phone 7, > > Linux, PC and Mac OS X (Even have a prototype for the Xbox 360!) > > Original version built from scratch for each platform. > > Latest version uses .NET/Mono technology to share code base among > all the > > devices (Except blackberry) > > Was one of the top 100 grossing ipad apps > > Created Silverlight version which allows you to demo the app > without buying it > > Reviewed on Gizmodo! > > > > http://gizmodo.com/5511926/best-ipad-comic-reader-comic-zeal-vs-comic-reader-mobi > > Implemented effective piracy prevention for iPhone version. > > Resolution independent code scales to any screen size > > Modified jpeg reader to handle large progressive jpegs on low > memory devices > > Built an entire object oriented UI library from scratch to ease > > multiplatform development > > > > > > > > Mobile Developer Inrix, Seattle, WA (7/13 to 1/14) > > Developed parts of the Inrix Traffic app for both iPhone and > Android platforms. > > Built a prototype turn by turn navigation system for the app. > > > > > > > > > > Mobile Developer Pulsar Informatics, Seattle, WA (2/12 to 5/13) > > Lead developer for app for iphone and Android that helped keep > track of > > sleep and brain performance. > > Software was used by International Space Station, Fedex, Navy, > and > > Department of Transportation for sleep and alertness studies. > > Worked with Bluetooth LE connectivity. > > > > > > > > Flash Developer Microsoft, Seattle, WA (10/08 to 4/09) > > Wrote commercial websites in flash to advertise various products. > > Lead Developer for site: http://theguysmanual.msn.com/ > > Converted artistic vision into functional website > > > > > > > > Software Engineer Interactive Alchemy, Phoenix, AZ (1/06 to 6/08) > > Flypaper: (http://www.flypaper.net) > > Won “The Viagra Award for Performance Enhancement Under Pressure” > > Full software release cycle. From prototype to final build. > > Improved “Story Map” layout performance from several seconds to > instant by > > rewriting the layout algorithm. > > Cut page load times in half by creating a custom C#/Flash socket > connection > > Wrote “Single Swf” implementation, which dynamically injects > files into a > > precompiled swf. > > Wrote pure AJAX pager for website, which allows near instant page > changes > > Used XAML to allow the program to render content off the website > as if it > > were a winforms application > > Constantly worked with several different languages (Javascript, > C#, > > ActionScript) on a daily basis, depending on the required task > > Modified network site to use NTLM/forms authentication, so > network users > > didn’t have to log in, but allowed outside users to continue using the > Forms > > sign in > > Used double buffering, caching and other GDI tricks to > significantly > > improve the speed and appearance of the application > > Extended many winforms controls to have new look and feel > > Wrote memory file management system, preventing the need to > write files to > > a temporary location > > Wrote custom logging for Flash application, dramatically > simplifying > > debugging problems on clients machines > > Used ASP.NET’s URL rewriting to share common files among several > different > > Flash applications > > Worked with clients on several projects which often required the > > modification of unfamiliar and undocumented code > > Interviewed several applicants for both the product and web teams > > > > Programmer FLEXfone – Brussels, Belgium (6/03 to 12/05) > > FlexVoIP: (http://www.flexfone.net/flexvoip/prodinfo.html) > > Client side is written in C#, server is written in ASP.NET, > MySQL > database > > Makes use of alpha blending in order to allow the customer to > change colors > > of almost any item. > > Automatically updates itself on startup > > NetGuardian: (http://www.ibudesigns.com/NetGuardian.ppt) > > Client side is written in C#, server is written in ASP.NET using > C# > > Multilingual support > > > > Open source Projects: > > Notepad++: Compare Plugin > > (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php) > > Shows the differences between two documents > > Written in C++ > > Highlights and aligns added, deleted, modified, and moved lines > > Included in version 4.8 and higher > > > > > > > > EDUCATION: > > The University of Arizona – Tucson, Arizona > > Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, December 2003 > > Minor in Mathematics and Japanese > > Computer Science GPA: 3.424 Overall GPA: 3.035 > > Team leader for project to program the game Qubic > > Graduated in 3.5 years > > Awarded the Charles Blixt Scholarship > > BattleSharp: (http://www.ibudesigns.com/BattleSharp.zip) > > Uses unsafe code to directly access memory in order to speed up > rendering > > Peer to peer mode allows players to play each other over a lan > > Qubic: (http://www.ibudesigns.com/Qubic/) > > Written as a Java applet > > Pseudo 3d rotating grid > > Server side software allows online multiplayer matches > > Graphics Renderer: ( > http://www.ibudesigns.com/Graphics.png > ) > > Basic graphics engine > > Renders parallelepipeds (blocks and cubes) and spheres. > > Implements shading, basic, diffuse, and specular lighting and > raytracing > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > Hi Ty, welcome aboard! > > > First off, if you havent seen it, > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker has some > helpful links. > > While you are still learning the ropes, I highly recommend idling on our > irc channels (#wikimedia-dev and #mediawiki on freenode) People on those > channels can answer questions in real time, and there's plenty of learning > opportunities just listening. > > We have quite a large variety of projects. I reccomend poking your head in > a couple to get a feel for what you are most interested in. Dont worry too > much about lack of knowladge of php - it will probably be pretty easy to > pick up given your experiance with other languages. Also many things are > written in js or another language and not php > > If you're interested in mediawiki core (the main wiki engine) step 0 is to > set up a copy locally for development (see page i linked above). Then its > best to choose a trivial bug to get the hang of things. If your not sure > what to choose, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T117385 is a possibility > (chosen out of a hat, if you dont like that one feel free to choose > something else) > > I hope that helps. Please dont hesitate to ask if youhave questions, get > stuck, or need more guidance. > > Cheers, > -- > bawolff > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
