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Java Forum / General / September 2006I want to join a open-source project, who can give me some suggestions?
hi, All I am a experienceless programmer in Java. I want to improve my coding technology in Java. So, I want to join a open-source project. If you hava some suggestiong, I hope you can tell me! thanks a lot! Best Regards! > hi, All > I am a experienceless programmer in Java. I want to improve my coding > technology in Java. > So, I want to join a open-source project. If you hava some > suggestiong, I hope you can tell me! Java programming is quite a broad topic. Any idea what you want to do? Working on web applications? J2ME and mobile apps? Graphics? Applets? If you provide more specifics, I'm sure you'll get better replies. Or are you just looking at learning the language? You should have a decent level of skill in Java development -- and high standards for yourself -- before you start trying to contribute to open source projects. The quality standards for a successful open source software project are no lower than the quality standards for commercial software development; most of the time, they are considerably higher. If you are still learning the Java language, you should work on your own projects first until you are confident that you are producing good quality code, making use of common language idioms properly, and so forth.  SignatureChris Smith Smith, thanks for your reply. I know your means. I forgot to introduce myself, I am sorry! now, I'm working in a software company. I graduated from college 2 months ago just. these days, I joined a company project using Java Applet. I think it is useful, I know I should do it better first. But I think the time is enough for me, I should do some others at free time. And, I read some books about Struts, Hibernate technology, I want to use these into practice. So I post the title, wanna make progress in practice. Maybe I am wrong. Java is so broad that I don't know which road I should walk. I am fretful. thanks, Best Regards! > > hi, All > > I am a experienceless programmer in Java. I want to improve my coding [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > first until you are confident that you are producing good quality code, > making use of common language idioms properly, and so forth. That's a good question actually. Are open-source projects in need of junior developers? I think I am quite capable of producing decent quality code, but have little practical design skills. I would like to join an open source project to see the process of building large-scale apps and team-work in a distributed environment. I'd prefer to do my temping open-source rather than slaving for an e-commerce software house. I'll try to describe my skills closer: I have good theoretical CS background, read "Thinking in Java" and went through all the exercises, wrote a few 400-500 lines long Java SE apps, have similar C experience and am using Linux everyday. I feel it's too early yet, but I'd be excited to find out that I am wrong. Thanks. > That's a good question actually. > > Are open-source projects in need of junior developers? If the success of the Google Summer of Code is anything to go by, I'd say the answer is a resounding 'yes'. Not all projects, probably, but demand is there... > I think I am > quite capable of producing decent quality code, but have little [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > exercises, wrote a few 400-500 lines long Java SE apps, have similar C > experience and am using Linux everyday. Hecl (www.hecl.org) could probably use some extra people to help out here and there. There are many projects at the Apache Software Foundation that could probably benefit from someone looking at the list of open bugs and attacking one or two at a time. Infact, that's probably one of the best ways to get started - picking out some easy bugs and fixing them. SignatureDavid N. Welton - http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Linux, Open Source Consulting - http://www.dedasys.com/ > That's a good question actually. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I feel it's too early yet, but I'd be excited to find out that I am > wrong. I could use help with my RPG engine (screenshots to get you excited: http://jtbrpg.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=gallery ) - Oliver >> That's a good question actually. >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > - Oliver Looks interesting. As an alternative, I have a much smaller scope (but perhaps less glamourous) project that would be suitable for somebody who is just starting out. It's an HTML reporting plug-in for TestNG (http://www.testng.org). It currently consists of two classes and a few Velocity templates. It does however offer scope for becoming more complicated as extra features are added. If the OP wanted to help out they would have quite a bit of freedom in this regard. It would be interesting to see what it could become (the default TestNG report is informative but not very easy on the eye). I've been using this reporter for a while, but today I have uploaded it to java.net (no link available until the project has been approved). Dan. SignatureDaniel Dyer http://www.dandyer.co.uk Thanks for your useful tips. Seems like there is a lot of work just waiting to be done:) Thanks for your useful tips. It seems like there is a lot of work of almost any difficulty just waiting to be done. Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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