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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Be a mentor!
From:       "Will Entriken" <kde.org () phor ! net>
Date:       2006-08-21 3:38:27
Message-ID: c0be00e90608202038l81be1d9t48b36ce246e12b01 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 8/20/06, James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj@acm.org> wrote:
> Will Entriken wrote:
> > I'm working on http://developer.kde.org/gettingstarted/development/
> >
> > This page aims to be part of the entry for users who want to get
> > involved with kde. See http://developer.kde.org/gettingstarted/ for
> > the whole thing.
> >
> > I currently have Junior Jobs as the first tasks for noobs to tackle,
> > is there anything else like that I can put up?
> >
> > And please volunteer to be a mentor! Basically that means reply with
> > your name a one liner about what you do, and I put that up on this
> > page.
>
> James Richard Tyrer, retired Electronic Engineer & CS.  I was a very
> good programmer -- I started using computers when you had to punch holes
> in those damn cards.
>
> > Then a noob developer can mail you with a couple questions that
> > they're too embarassed to ask on the mailing lists and you can point
> > them in the right direction.
> >
> > Mentoring is important! I wouldn't be here if it weren't for SoC and Lubos.
>
> Yes, Mentoring is a very good idea.  It would be a good thing if we had
> an organized effort -- perhaps even a mailing list.
>
> I can mentor.  I can answer software design and engineering questions.
> And, rant about quality.  However, I can't really help much with the
> specifics of Qt & KDE programing (I probably need a mentor for that as
> well).  If that doesn't make sense, I note that knowing a computer
> language is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition to know how
> to construct a computer program.  Just some words of wisdom I learned in
> engineering college.
>
> I would suggest that if possible you start with trying to fix bugs.  It
> may not be the most enjoyable work, but it needs doing and you will
> learn a lot by doing it.
>
> --
> JRT

James,

  Hey, I'm a fellow engineer. Thanks for volunteering, your name is up
on the list.

Will Entriken
 
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