mentoring

En la reunión que Drupal Perú tuvo éste Sábado, se me quedaron grabadas unas palabras que dije: "una comunidad que no crece es mediocre". Y podría parecer muy duro si no le damos contexto. Para empezar, me parece que una comunidad es un ser viviente, que está en constante crecimiento. Pero entonces ¿Qué significa crecer? creo que la respuesta está en las personas que hacen realidad dicha comunidad.

PHP Ninjas wanted for a top notch Drupal Dojo team (San Pedro, Ofiplaza del Este)

Senior web developer.

2 - 4 years experience.
Degree in computer sciences or programming required.
English fluency a must.

Object Oriented Programing knowledge is a must.
Architecture / Design Patterns experience is desirable.
QA experience is a plus.
Drupal experience is a plus.

The Drupal Dojo was created for apprentice/journeyman developers who want to increase proficiency, and for experts looking to grow the pool of Drupal talent. The following are goals and desired outcomes for the Dojo itself.

I'm really happy to announce that Károly Négyesi (aka chx) has offered to be my technical mentor in my Season of Usability project on Drupal.  Further Károly also promised to implement the results of the project;  "I am making this program better and bigger by promising that I will code whatever you come up with".

Hi,

I'm thinking this may be a good place to start seriously contributing to Drupal. Basically I'm looking for a project that needs help (!) and that will help me to get a strong grasp of how Drupal works. I know Project* fits the first criteria, but I'm a little unsure how well it will help me grok Drupal as a whole.

NOTE: Clearly this is a collaborative effort and I am totally open to adjusting/changing this as we discover what works. I am also actively looking for other experienced Drupal developers to lend time and energy to this, as well as (obviously) hustling up a good crop of apprentices.

Why Apprentices?
Everywhere you turn, people talk about the shortage of Drupal talent. There are various groups dedicated to regional meetups, drupal camps, even formal training events. This group is trying to answer the talent shortage by creating an online community dedicated to transferring knowledge from existing experts in the community to newbies who want to learn.