http://allisonmorris.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] allisonmorris.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] otw_news2011-08-21 07:50 am
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AD&T Coding Open House - Learn All About It!

Do you code for the Archive of Our Own or would you like to do so? Now is the time to learn how! Jenny, Training lead for the OTW's Accessibility, Design, & Technology committee, will lead a chat on coding for the OTW and the AO3, and also cover challenge moderation and challenge code. If you're a current coder, a new coder, or interested and curious about coding, this is the chat for you! If you've run a challenge on AO3 or want to learn more about how that works, this is the chat for you, too!

All are welcome! The chat will be held on Saturday, 27 August at 04:00 UTC (what time is it in my timezone?) in OTW's public chatroom on Campfire. The chatroom can be accessed at https://fanarchive.campfirenow.com/e79cc.

Accessibility, Design, & Technology is the guiding body that coordinates software design and development on behalf of the Organization for Transformative Works.

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog.
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[identity profile] anoel.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
So am I correct that this is at 9pm Friday PST and midnight EST? And also, if I'm just learning to code, should I come?

Just making sure because I'm interested.

[identity profile] allisonmorris.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
correct on both! and we look forward to seeing you. :)
lily_backup: (spn - geek mode)

[personal profile] lily_backup 2011-08-22 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
What kind of coding is going to be discussed?

[identity profile] allisonmorris.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
i asked Jenny for an answer, and here it is:

Ruby on Rails is the main programming language we use for the AO3, but we also have HTML and CSS teams, and we'll explain how it all fits in together, regardless of level of experience. Are there any particular bits you're interested in?

lily_backup: (who - oh the times&places you'll go!)

[personal profile] lily_backup 2011-08-23 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
I'm really more of a front-end developer (HTML/CSS/jQuery), but I'm trying to learn more about programming. I'm also interested in how coding is actually done on AO3-- is it a small core team and then various volunteers, and if so, how would one go about volunteering for that? I'm sure my questions can be answered in the chat, and I'm looking forward to it. Thanks!
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