Prototype Developer Day • Contributing to Docs, etc.

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2. It’s a new start for the
   Prototype community!
   

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3. Agenda
   • Just now • Welcome address
   • 8:30-9:30 • Contributing docs
   • 9:50-10:30 • Contributing code and docs
   • 10:30-11:15 • The Ecosystem
   • 11:30-1:00 • Extended Q&A
   • Thomas Fuchs will join us through video
   • …and let’s hope Sam can get away from 37signals quarterly
   get-together long enough to attend, too!
   

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4. Contributing docs
   

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5. Current state of the online docs
   • http://prototypejs.org/api/
   • 95% up to date on 1.6.0.2
   • Needs more examples
   • Needs more diverse backend examples
   • PHP, Rails, Java EE (Servlets, JSP, JSF…), ASP.NET…
   • Needs a great Getting Started (set of) resource(s)
   • Needs cross-links between API and tutorial stuff
   

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6. As for offline doc…
   • Community members maintain offline exports of
   the online API reference (hats off!)
   • PDF, CHM, etc.
   • A few books, 2 of which are recent and up to date
   

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7. Have a break!
   9:30 → 9:45
   

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8. Remarks by Kevin Hoyt,
   Adobe
   

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9. Contributing code
   

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10. The ecosystem
    

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11. The interface between the code and you
    • http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous
    • Forget rubyonrails-spinoffs
    • Special thanks to T.J. Crowder for this
    • The IRC channels
    • The official website
    • Scripteka
    • GitHub
    • LightHouse
    

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12. Choice bits about
    performance
    

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13. Have a break before Q&A!
    11:15 → 11:30
    

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14. And now, 90 minutes of Q&A
    …with Thomas and Sam!
    

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15. Takeaway points
    • We’re committed to
    • Engaging the community more
    • Get better, richer, more diverse docs out there
    • Federate the ecosystem into a coherent whole (API
    reference, tutorials, blogs, plugin repository, etc.)
    • Get a great 1.6.1 out very soon
    • Keep cranking on really strong ideas for 2.0 after that
    

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16. Thank you all very much for
    coming!
    

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