dojo

This Sunday, the Drupal Dojo group will hold a group meeting (a.k.a. Coffeetalk) to discuss the future of the Dojo initiative. Unlike the last meeting (two weeks ago), I will actually be present for this one.

There's a lot to discuss -- see add1sun's agenda wiki -- and I think now is an important time to solidify and stabilize what we've created together over the past couple months. Join us in #drupal-dojo and on Skype at 11am PST / 2pm EST / 8pm CET

(The Drupal Dojo is a group dedicated to developing more drupal talent through documentation and mentorship, and widening the circle of participation in the developer community. Check out drupaldojo.com for some examples of what we do.)

I'm back on to give another Dojo Lesson this coming Sunday at the usual time: 11am PST / 2PM EST / 4PM Buenos Ares / 8PM Belgium/Hungary. We'll convene in #drupal-dojo, and on our Skype/VNC lesson session and spend a couple hours addressing topics of concern to up-and-coming Drupalists.

Possible topics I'm thinking about: Node access, and simple jQuery magic. I'm relatively new to both of these, but I can show you what I know and it's enough to get started. Feel free to chime in with comments.

The Drupal Dojo is a relatively new community group dedicated to spreading best-practices and helping developers who are new to the system get up to speed and become masters in their own right. We hold virtual lessons and produce practical developer documentation in both written and screencast form. If you're a newcomer looking for help in grokking the system or an old hand who's tired of being told to clone yourself, consider joining us in the Dojo!

I'm back on to give another Dojo Lesson this coming Sunday at the usual time: 11am PST / 2PM EST / 4PM Buenos Ares / 8PM Belgium/Hungary. We'll convene in #drupal-dojo, and on our Skype/VNC lesson session and spend a couple hours addressing topics of concern to up-and-coming Drupalists.

UPDATE: Screencast torrent for this lesson is available.

UPDATE: Sunday's Lesson Will Be Focused On The Drupal 5 Themer Pack. There's also another g.d.o group for this if you find it very exciting. We'll talk about the aims of the project, cover drupal theme concepts in general, and get down and dirty with some template files.

The Drupal Dojo is a new community group dedicated to spreading best-practices and helping developers who are new to the system get up to speed and become masters in their own right. There's a shortage of Drupal talent, and everybody knows it. If you're a newcomer looking for help in grokking the system or an old hand who's tired of being told to clone yourself, consider joining the Dojo!

Here's an event to track the class about CVS and the Project module on Drupal.org. If you've always wondered what everyone is talking about when they say "dww is the coolest for the new project release system" then this is for you: dww will be joining the call. If you have a module or theme that you would like to release on Drupal.org then you will learn how to add it, branch it, tag it, and create a project node.

Take a look at the class agenda to see the topics that will be covered.

Note: Video is compressing, will be up later tonight.

I'm back on to teach another Dojo Lesson this Sunday at 11am PST (2PM EST, 4PM Buenos Ares, 8PM Belgium/Hungary). Topic is TBA, but see the great wiki page Matt Koglin pulled together and let's start a comment thread on it.

I'm open to doing a more high-level beginner-friendly session after last week's dive into NodeAPI. I'm also open to doing a practical "how do I make a site do xyz" type lesson. Once it's decided I'll edit this event node to include the topic and we can collect pre-reading, etc, as per usual.

Join us in #drupal-dojo on IRC, and on skype #+99001110025448968. You can also see my screen here.

Two other points to note:

• Greggles has stepped up in the IRC room to lead a session on how to use CVS to manage an official Drupal project. Awesome! He will be leading Lesson #5 on Sunday the 27th. [edit: see and edit the lesson plan wiki]
• SamTressler has offered to set up a session at Drupal Camp NYC where the Dojo lesson will be projected and people can take part; an exciting real/virtual world crossover!