coding get-togethers

[deborah]

This poll should not be construed as me making any promises, but is generally feeling people out. I will say that I get so much more programming done when I am with other dreamwidth people, even if I'm not asking them for any help at all. And sometimes asking for help just constitutes talking your problem out loud to somebody else who understands it.

I am anonymizing responses because the final question could be used to tell people where you live.

Poll #13052 Hackfest

This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 44

would you attend a hackathon convenient to you?

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yes
24 (55.8%)

maybe
19 (44.2%)

no
2 (4.7%)

If you would attend a hackfest, you are

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a confident contributor already, but it is always nice to be social
8 (19.0%)

not intending to be a contributor, but you would like to be social
0 (0.0%)

a confident contributor already, but it always helps to be around other coders
9 (21.4%)

a beginner who would love company / hand-holding / help
14 (33.3%)

someone who hadn't gotten started yet, but would love somebody to help me get off the ground as a contributor
19 (45.2%)

something else, which I might describe in comments
4 (9.5%)

if you want help, handholding, or training, you want it for

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perl
20 (57.1%)

styles
14 (40.0%)

the dreamwidth codebase in general
24 (68.6%)

git
16 (45.7%)

something else, which I might describe in comments
4 (11.4%)

Would you be interested in hosting in your city?

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Yes
7 (16.7%)

No
11 (26.2%)

Maybe
20 (47.6%)

Yes, but I am probably the only dreamwidth contributor who lives near here
11 (26.2%)

Would you be interested in a hackfest in Greater Boston?

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Yes, and I could come to Davis Square (red line)
6 (14.3%)

Yes, but I could not do one in Davis Square
0 (0.0%)

Yes, but you have to buy me a teleporter first
28 (66.7%)

No
11 (26.2%)

Comments

[foxfirefey]

I'm in Seattle and would be more than happy to hold a hackathon in the area.

[momijizukamori]

this is Relevant To My Interests.

[foxfirefey]

oh yeah? I wonder how many other people who do DW work are in the area, hrm.

[momijizukamori]

I am To The North, but it's close enough for a weekend trip!

[batrachian]

Close enough that I would seriously consider taking some time to roadtrip.

Not as close as Momiji, tho. ;)

[foxfirefey]

Oh hey, I know where you are! I think a round trip air flight would be less of a hassle and not that much more expensive that a roadtrip, ha. Unless you wanted to roadtrip, I suppose.

[momijizukamori]

Whoever answered 'styles' for the third question.... come to meeeeeeeee /holds out arms

[randomling]

Helloooooooo! :D

[momijizukamori]

/jedi-huuuuuuugs!

I'm super-happy to answer styles questions, and if you want, I can do a voice chat over something when my internet isn't fussy.

[azurelunatic]

I tend to do documentation drafts, rather than coding. And yes, it's great fun (and great productivity) working with others!

I am San Francisco Bay Area.

[jjhunter]

Greater Boston area ftw!

[aedifica]

My true answer to the last question is "Yes, and Davis Square is about the most convenient place it could possibly be!"

[denise]

if anyone's in the baltimore area i would be happy to host hackathons!

[misskat]

I live in the Twin Cities, and would be happy to host!

[mark]

I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area and would be happy to put something together.

[fu]

Am in the Philippines and I'd love to have a hackathon here as well! Realistically speaking, it would probably take a teleporter. But I'm probably going to be in Boston the week after YAPC and if there was a hackathon scheduled for then, I'd be extremely happy to attend!

[chebe]

My answer to two is; I haven't contributed yet (technical difficulties), but feel I'm ready to get stuck into without much hand-holding (I am a dev already in non-web stuff).

My answer to four is; So I'm in Dublin, Ireland. I'm a member of the local hackerspace, and we recently started Open-Source Software nights. It would be cool to have a Dreamwidth hackathon as well. Whether there's enough people local is another story.

[denise]

if you need the help with the technical difficulties, drop by irc at some point! there is usually somebody to lend a hand.

[necaris]

+1 to more / anything getting done when around others!

I'd be willing to help set up a sprint in London, UK...

[cesy]

I would be happy to host a sprint. I already have occasional geek meetups with DW people on a Saturday afternoon, and we could easily have one of those be coding-focused. (Details on my London meetups tag.)