Code-In 2015 - Call for Mentors
We try not to post too much about Google's Code-In contest for students ages 13-17 in our Summer of Code group. However, we're currently looking for mentors to sign up for GCI 2015 @ https://goo.gl/nTPfKU
Join our specific group to learn more about contributing @ https://groups.drupal.org/google-code-in
Read moreProposed Solution For Recruiting More Mentors and Contributors
Bellow is a summary of BOF's talk on DrupalCon Barcelona.
The problems:
- Useful modules are being abandoned because maintainers are not supporting them
- New Drupal contributors are creating “useless” modules just to get access for creating full projects
Solutions:
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Mentors Needed
Hi, I hope I'm allowed to post this here. Sorry in advance if this isn't allowed:
Read moreDrupalEasy Community Mentors
Hey everybody,
I want to let everyone know about a mentoring program that I'm organizing for a group of students that I'll be training over the next few months.
The tl:dr version is this: I run a 10-week, 70-hour Drupal training program in Brevard County, Florida (home of Kennedy Space Center) for recently laid-off residents. With the retirement of the Space Shuttle, there have been over 8,000 layoffs - many of these people are skilled IT workers looking for new careers.
Read moreDrupal Career Starter Program and Community Mentors
Good morning everybody,
I know that there's a lot of people interested in the 2nd edition of the Drupal Career Starter Program (DCSP) that we run in Brevard County, so I figured I've provide a quick update as to our fantastic progress. I also want to let everyone know about our DrupalEasy Community Mentor program - keep reading for more information about that...
Read moreDocs Mentors
After a big discussion with some of the core devs who attended the PNW Drupal Summit last weekend, I've created a page for people who don't consider themselves part of the Docs Team to sign up as willing to mentor people working on Docs. http://drupal.org/node/936522
The idea is that people working on docs often need help with technical details of what they're documenting, and don't know who they can ask. The people I was talking to were more than willing to help out, and we also talked about pairing up docs people with contrib maintainers so they can help maintain project-specific docs.
Read moreDojo 2.1: Another attempt to revive the Drupal learning and mentoring group
Several months have passed since the Dojo lost it's way a bit when some noble ninjas attempted to create a great deal of good for the Drupal project. In a group of 1500+ members, there is no way to achieve any sort of consensus to why it stalled, how it could succeed, or what the purpose was in the first place. There are, however, a lot of indicators that the concept/ideal of an open learning/mentoring group is solid and is worth reviving.
Read moreMentors/coaches for proposals
One observation I've had from lurking in the Knight Drupal Initiative meetings is something that's haunted me before. If only I was good at writing a solid grant proposal and subsequent review and revisions, some of my pie-in the sky ideas might actually turn into something valuable for the community (and provide a self-sustainable way for me to contribute).
Read moreInterested in mentoring for Summer of Code 2008? Comment here! :)
It's never too early to start thinking about the next round of Summer of Code. If you're interested in joining the mentoring team, leave a comment here!
What are the requirements for becoming a mentor?
Read moreEC maintainer seeks: non-smoker, likes bushwalking and ...
Hi there
I'm trying to locate developers (any skill level is ok) who have the same E-Commerce focus that I do. The idea is that I am available for feedback, reviews, advice, escalation, and even tuition. Yes, tuition, which means I'm happy for this to be a mentor arrangement (which is why I've posted to Dojo).
The problem with developing for E-Commerce is a) we are not giving out CVS access and b) patches in the queue can be painfully slow to commit. We already have 5 maintainers. So the challenge is to have patches committed promptly by one of the maintainers. I can do this, as long as the patches are for areas that I am familiar with.
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