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Introducing Students To the World of Open Source

Posted by Soulskill on from the what-do-you-mean-my-boss-doesn't-have-an-autograder dept.

paulproteus writes "Most computer science students never see a bug tracker, and very few learn about version control. Classes often don't teach the skills needed for participation. So I organized a weekend workshop at the University of Pennsylvania. Total newbies enthusiastically spent the day on IRC, learned git, built a project from source, and read bugs in real projects. I learned that there's no shortage of students that want to get involved."

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  1. As an open-source software developer, let me say by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As an open-source software developer, let me say: FUCK YOU BUDDY.

    The last thing most projects need is a bunch of clueless n00bs filling up the mailing list with "OMG how do I run make", and I see no evidence that your "training" will produce anything else.

    Seriously: none of these tools are a secret, and any software the students are USING has a pretty clear process for contributing. The only way they can be this clueless is if they're totally unprepared to actually contribute.

  2. Re:Version control by HogGeek · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Not even. You could just check out the last revision checked in on the due date. Subsequent revisions wouldn't even matter.

    That statement is proof that you don't know how to admin a repository...

    Using and administration are two very different things