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** Work on your 0.1 release. See the [[DPS909 and OSD600 0.1 Release 2014|instructions on submitting]].
 
** Work on your 0.1 release. See the [[DPS909 and OSD600 0.1 Release 2014|instructions on submitting]].
  
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== Week 5 ==
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== Weeks 5,6 ==
  
 
* Continuing with Git
 
* Continuing with Git
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** How to get started setting it up, contributing, finding good bugs
 
** How to get started setting it up, contributing, finding good bugs
 
** How she got started in open source, and what it's like to work full time
 
** How she got started in open source, and what it's like to work full time
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** IRC usernames for Webmaker on the board:
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*** k88hudson
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*** thisandagain
  
 
* Starting Release 0.2
 
* Starting Release 0.2
 
** Picking a bug
 
** Picking a bug
 
** Suggested Projects:
 
** Suggested Projects:
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*** [Webmaker Mobile https://github.com/mozillafordevelopment/webmaker-app/issues]
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*** [https://github.com/mozillafordevelopment/webmaker-app/issues Webmaker Mobile], [http://www.economist.com/news/international/21620221-translating-technological-terms-throws-up-some-peculiar-challenges-cookies-caches-and-cows Economist Article about significance of Firefox OS]
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*** [Appmaker https://github.com/mozilla-appmaker/appmaker/issues
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*** [https://github.com/mozilla-appmaker/appmaker/issues Appmaker]
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*** [Filer https://github.com/filerjs/filer/issues]
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*** [https://github.com/filerjs/filer/issues Filer]
 
** Advanced Projects:
 
** Advanced Projects:
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*** [MakeDrive https://github.com/mozilla/makedrive/issues]
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*** [https://github.com/mozilla/makedrive/issues MakeDrive]
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*** [Brackets https://github.com/adobe/brackets/issues]
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*** [https://github.com/adobe/brackets/issues Brackets]
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*** [Cordova and Firefox OS http://mozilla-cordova.github.io/status/]
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*** [http://mozilla-cordova.github.io/status/ Cordova + Firefox OS]
  
 
'''TODO'''
 
'''TODO'''
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* Join the irc channel(s) for the project you'll be joining
 
* Join the irc channel(s) for the project you'll be joining
 
* Read the [http://ericsink.com/vcbe/html/git_example.html chapter on git] in "Version Control by Example." Continue to build your knowledge of, and experience with git.
 
* Read the [http://ericsink.com/vcbe/html/git_example.html chapter on git] in "Version Control by Example." Continue to build your knowledge of, and experience with git.
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* Find a bug to work on for Release 0.2 and blog about the bug. What is it? How will you approach fixing it? What do you need to learn?
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== Week 7 ==
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* Discussion of 0.2 issues and questions (due Friday)
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* Preparing for [http://fsoss.ca FSOSS], [[FSOSS 2014 Report]] (next week, due Oct 31)
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* [http://www.programmableweb.com/news/minecraft-server-software-and-modding-plug-ins-facing-uncertain-future/analysis/2014/09/24 Licences, DMCA, Minecraft, Microsoft]
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* JavaScript Books and Videos
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** [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7664379246A246CB Crockford on JavaScript (video series)]
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** [http://eloquentjavascript.net/ Eloquent JavaScript]
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** [http://read.humanjavascript.com/ Human JavaScript]
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** [http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001808/index.html Node: Up and Running]
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'''TODO'''
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* Release 0.2 due Friday - '''blog post''' with details about your bug, how you fixed it, link to your '''pull request''', etc.
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* Start reading more deeply about JS
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== Week 8, 9 ==
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* [http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/10/23/mozillas-webmaker-app-will-make-easy-anyone-create-web-apps-smartphone/ Media coverage of Mobile Webmaker App preview at MozFest]
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* [http://readwrite.com/2014/10/24/open-source-recruiting-facebook-netflix-twitter Open Source as Recruiting Tool]
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** "Web companies like Netflix, Twitter and Facebook understand that open source can be more: a powerful weapon for recruiting and retaining top engineering talent."
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** [http://opensource.com/business/14/10/head-of-open-source-facebook-oscon Open Source at Facebook]
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** [http://www.slideshare.net/caniszczyk/open-source-craft-at-twitter Open Source at Twitter]
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* FSOSS Discussion
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** Guest - Abhijit AM from Puna, India
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* More on JavaScript
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** [http://bonsaiden.github.io/JavaScript-Garden/ The JavaScript Garden]
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*** [http://bonsaiden.github.io/JavaScript-Garden/#function Anonymous Functions (lambdas)]
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*** [http://underscorejs.org/docs/underscore.html Self-executing anonymous functions]
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*** [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array Functional programming with Arrays], [https://github.com/adobe/brackets/blob/6affa7907fdc820f7b9083bc0ff7c9fb87fb3e57/src/language/HTMLInstrumentation.js#L93-L123 example]
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*** [https://github.com/adobe/brackets/blob/ae17456a596965a1247b79ddb82c6e1518bc6e5e/src/utils/UrlParams.js Constructor functions and the prototype], [https://github.com/mozillafordevelopment/webmaker-app/blob/bfa6377bf49d14c16868dd3a4ae7b8f9fbcfcaea/lib/model.js another example]
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*** [https://github.com/adobe/brackets/blob/791bcc436155cbd8e8e73429af4ca3fde0881703/src/utils/Compatibility.js Extending native prototypes]
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*** [https://github.com/filerjs/filer/blob/develop/src/errors.js Dynamic property access]
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** [https://github.com/google/open-location-code Google's Open Location Code] repo
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* Let's fix a JS bug in Brackets
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** https://github.com/adobe/brackets/issues/9529 - UI fix
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** https://github.com/adobe/brackets/issues/8190 - Crash fix
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* Open Source across Companies
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** [http://blog.endpoint.com/2010/01/state-of-postgres-project.html Open Source, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle]
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** [http://opensource.apple.com/release/os-x-1010/ Open Source in 10.10]
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'''TODO'''
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* Read the various articles linked in the class notes, '''blog about your reaction''' to what you're reading.
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* [[FSOSS 2014 Report]] due this '''Friday, Oct 31'''
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* Start work on your '''0.3 release'''.
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* Read [https://github.com/adobe/brackets/issues/9529 Brackets Issue 9529] for Wednesday
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== Week 10 ==
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* JavaScript outside the browser
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* [http://nodejs.org/ node.js]
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** [http://nodejs.org/api/ API docs]
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** [https://github.com/joyent/node source code]
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** [http://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_modules require, module.exports]
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** node's callback pattern: <code>function(err, result) {...}</code>
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** [https://www.npmjs.org/ npm]
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** [https://www.npmjs.org/doc/files/package.json.html package.json]
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* Microsoft Open Sources .NET
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** [http://news.microsoft.com/2014/11/12/microsoft-takes-net-open-source-and-cross-platform-adds-new-development-capabilities-with-visual-studio-2015-net-2015-and-visual-studio-online/ Microsoft's press release]
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** [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/AnnouncingNET2015NETasOpenSourceNETonMacandLinuxandVisualStudioCommunity.aspx Microsoft's employee reaction]
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** [http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2014/Nov-12.html Mono lead developer's reaction]
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** Source Code (on Github no less):
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*** https://github.com/Microsoft/referencesource
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*** https://github.com/dotnet
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* Node.js and Joyent
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** [http://dtrejo.com/why-is-node-being-forked.html Forking node?]
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** http://readwrite.com/2014/11/12/node-js-joyent-possible-fork-schism
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** [https://github.com/joyent/nodejs-advisory-board Advisory Board]
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** [http://fantasai.inkedblade.net/weblog/2014/non-volunteer-agreement/ Non-volunteer agreement]
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* [https://nodebug.me/ nodebug.me] and Community Triage
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** https://twitter.com/brianleroux/status/530983249515134976
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'''TODO'''
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* Work on release 0.3, due November 14th.
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== Week 11 ==
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* Designing for Participation
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** Question: "How to build a software production pipeline that can strategically benefit from a vibrant open source community?"
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** Tension between growing capacity vs increasing cost
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** Schedule driven, client-requirements driven, and open involvement
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** The role of partnerships, shared ownership, distributed control and responsibility
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* [http://ben.balter.com/2014/11/06/rules-of-communicating-at-github/ Rules for Communicating at Github]
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'''TODO'''
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* Start scoping your 0.4 release.  Pick your bugs, follow up on review comments from previous bugs, etc.
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* Pay attention to your blogging.  Remember, a blog post per week is what is expected.  It can be about any of your work.
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== Week 12, 13, 14 ==
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* [https://github.com/git/git/commit/e83c5163316f89bfbde7d9ab23ca2e25604af290 Initial Git Commit]
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* The :9090 problem: '''"Convert :9090 into http://localhost:9090 automatically"'''
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** https://twitter.com/brianloveswords/status/531865386527248384
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** Let's try and change web browsers to do this
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** Browser vendors probably won't take the change, but it's a great way to learn
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** Platform Change vs. Extensions
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** A clue http://christian.legnitto.com/blog/2014/05/05/firefox-29s-best-feature/
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* Open Source Browsers
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** Firefox
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*** [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions Build Instructions]
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*** [https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2014/06/05/how-to-develop-firefox-extension/ Writing Extensions]
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*** [http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/ Source Code Browser (DXR)]
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** Chromium/Chrome
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*** [https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git Source Code]
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*** [http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos Dev Docs]
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*** [http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/build-instructions-windows Building on Windows with VS]
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*** [http://dev.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/get-the-code Getting the Code]
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*** [https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted Building Chrome Extensions]
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** WebKit
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*** [https://www.webkit.org/ Main project page]
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*** [https://www.webkit.org/building/checkout.html Getting the code]
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*** [https://www.webkit.org/building/build.html Building the code]
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** [https://konqueror.org/Konqueror Konqueror]
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*** [https://konqueror.org/investigatebug/ Fixing bugs]
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*** [https://konqueror.org/getthesource/ Source Code]
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_%28web_browser%29 Lynx]
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*** [http://lynx.isc.org/ Main site]
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*** [http://lynx.isc.org/current/lynx_help/lynx_url_support.html URL Support in Lynx]
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'''TODO'''
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* Pick a browser to work on
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* Get the code, setup a dev environment, build it
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* Write a blog post about the experience, with a screenshot of the build running

Latest revision as of 11:29, 24 November 2014

Week 1

  • TODO
    • Create an account on this wiki for yourself (note: requires manual creation)
    • Add your info to the Fall 2014 Open Source Students page.
    • Create a blog (wordpress or blogspot or whatever) and create a feed category or tag called "open source"
    • Read the Blog Guidelines for instructions on how to use your blog in the course
    • Add your blog feed and info to the Open Source@Seneca Planet List so that it appears in the OpenSource@Seneca Planet
    • Pick one Closed and one Open license/EULA, and read them from start to finish. Pick 3 things that struck you, blog about it and your reactions to the readings this week.
    • Begin learning how to use IRC for communication. We'll cover this in detail next week, but it's better to get started early.

Week 2

  • Release 0.1
    • Option 1 (for those new to open source):
      • Implement du in Filer
      • You will learn git, github, JavaScript, node.js, npm, Filer, code review
      • You must fix the bug yourself and have it reviewed by another student *and* review another student's implementation (i.e., do a pull request against another student's fork, and vice versa)
    • Option 2 (for those with more experience):
      • Find and fix a bug in one of the projects listed above which is of an equal size to Option 1
      • Releases 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 will be like Option 2 for everyone
  • TODO
    • Sign-up for a case study and begin researching and immersing yourself - 2014 Open Source Project Case Study
    • Reading for Wednesday's class: The Cathedral and the Bazaar. Please be prepared to discuss next class.
    • Figure out which option you will do for Release 0.1 and begin working on it.
    • Sign-up for an Open Source Case Study
    • Write an introductory blog post about the case study project you chose, and the project that you will be researching.

Week 3

  • Discussion of The Cathedral and the Bazaar
    • "The Linux community seems to resemble a great babbling bazaar"
    • "Linus Torvald's style of development - Release early. Release often. And listen to your customers."
    • "Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch."
    • "Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse)."
    • "Plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow (Fred Brooks)"
    • "You often don't really understand the problem until after the first time you implement a solution."
    • "When you lose interest in a program, your last duty is to hand it off to a competent successor."
    • "Treating your users as co-developers is your least-hassle route to rapid code improvement and effective debugging."
    • Linus' Law: "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." or "Debugging is parallelizable" and "More users find more bugs...because adding more users adds more different ways of stressing the program."
    • "Somebody finds the problem...and somebody else understands it. And I'll go on record as saying that finding it is the bigger challenge."
      • In the cathedral-view bugs are "tricky, insidious, deep phenomena. It takes months of scrutiny by a dedicated few to develop confidence that you've winkled them all out. Thus the long release intervals."
      • "In the bazaar view, on the other hand, you assume that bugs are generally shallow phenomena - or, at least, that they turn shallow pretty quick when exposed to a thousand eager co-developers pounding on every single new release."
    • "If you treat your beta-testers as if they're your most valuable resource, they will respond by becoming your most valuable resource."

Week 4

  • Introducing Git
    • Client Server (SVN) and Distributed (Git)
    • Snapshots vs. versioned files.
    • Checksums, SHA-1
    • File States:
      • Untracked (not known to git)
      • Tracked: modified, staged, committed
    • The staging area
  • Basic Git Commands and Concepts
    • git help <command>
    • git init
    • git clone
    • git add
    • git commit, git commit -m, git commit -a
    • git rm
    • git mv
    • git status
    • git log
    • git diff, git diff --staged
    • .gitignore
    • Branches
      • HEAD, master
      • git checkout, git checkout -b
      • git branch, git branch -a, git branch -d, git branch --merged, git branch --contains
      • git merge
      • git rebase
    • Remotes
      • origin, origin/branch
      • git remote
      • git remote add
      • git fetch
      • git pull
      • git push
    • Github, Pull Requests

Weeks 5,6

  • Continuing with Git
    • branches
    • remotes
    • workflows
  • Connecting with Communities on irc
    • Moznet (irc.mozilla.org)
    • Freenode
    • irccloud - https://www.irccloud.com/
    • Recommended Channels
      • #filer (moznet)
      • #makedrive (moznet)
      • #appmaker (moznet)
      • #brackets (freenode)
  • Guest Lecture on Wednesday with Mozilla's Kate Hudson @k88hudson
    • Discussion of Webmaker Mobile projects
    • How to get started setting it up, contributing, finding good bugs
    • How she got started in open source, and what it's like to work full time
    • IRC usernames for Webmaker on the board:
      • k88hudson
      • thisandagain

TODO

  • Continue blogging at least once per week, write about your work on your bugs, things you're learning, issues you have, etc.
  • Pick a project and find bug(s) to work on for release 0.2
  • Join the irc channel(s) for the project you'll be joining
  • Read the chapter on git in "Version Control by Example." Continue to build your knowledge of, and experience with git.
  • Find a bug to work on for Release 0.2 and blog about the bug. What is it? How will you approach fixing it? What do you need to learn?

Week 7

TODO

  • Release 0.2 due Friday - blog post with details about your bug, how you fixed it, link to your pull request, etc.
  • Start reading more deeply about JS

Week 8, 9

TODO

  • Read the various articles linked in the class notes, blog about your reaction to what you're reading.
  • FSOSS 2014 Report due this Friday, Oct 31
  • Start work on your 0.3 release.
  • Read Brackets Issue 9529 for Wednesday

Week 10

TODO

  • Work on release 0.3, due November 14th.

Week 11

  • Designing for Participation
    • Question: "How to build a software production pipeline that can strategically benefit from a vibrant open source community?"
    • Tension between growing capacity vs increasing cost
    • Schedule driven, client-requirements driven, and open involvement
    • The role of partnerships, shared ownership, distributed control and responsibility

TODO

  • Start scoping your 0.4 release. Pick your bugs, follow up on review comments from previous bugs, etc.
  • Pay attention to your blogging. Remember, a blog post per week is what is expected. It can be about any of your work.

Week 12, 13, 14

TODO

  • Pick a browser to work on
  • Get the code, setup a dev environment, build it
  • Write a blog post about the experience, with a screenshot of the build running
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