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Prototype Developer Day • Contributing to Docs, etc.

Prototype Developer Day • Contributing to Docs, etc.

Christophe Porteneuve

September 29, 2008
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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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