On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Georg Baum <georg.b...@post.rwth-aachen.de> wrote: > Scott Kostyshak wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Georg Baum >> <georg.b...@post.rwth-aachen.de> wrote: >>> >>> This has been requested several times, but I did not find the time to >>> write one up to now. I do not want to dump it into a hidden place where >>> nobody will find it. Recently I had the idea of a development manual in >>> lib/doc that could contain descriptions for testing, code design issues >>> etc. This might even help to convert more users to developers (it would >>> be more visible, and IMHO it looks friendly if the development docs are >>> as accessible as the user docs). What do you think? >> >> I would be interested in reading something like this. When I first >> started trying to contribute to LyX, I felt lost. I think most of this >> was my inexperience in programming in general, but documentation like >> this would have made it easier. That's one question if this >> documentation is pursued -- whom to target? What level of programming >> experience should be assumed -- An experienced C++ programmer who is >> just unfamiliar with the LyX code? > > I had no target in mind at all. I would simply add some bits of missing > information, which exist currently only in the heads of some developers, and > which treat a specific topic like the tex2lyx tests. Then, we could see how > it evolves: If somebody wants to add more general stuff it could also target > less experienced programmers. If nobody does that, it would target more > experienced programmers and only explain LyX specific topics. > >> I wonder if this would improve chances of being accepted for Google >> Summer of Code. > > Based on the past experiences with SoC I would not apply anymore: A good > application is a lot of work (more than was done in the past, although I > realize that some delepoers spent a lof of time), and the chances are quite > low to be accepted.
It's not possible to just use the same application that was used in previous years? >> If there's any task that you can delegate to me, I'd be happy to help. > > Not at the moment. Unless somebody complains I'll simply create this > document when I'll find some time again, and if you'd like a specific topic > to be covered you could add it (or read my stuff and complain about bad > explanations :-) Sounds good. Scott
