It could sound like a fanboy, but using a powerful IDE is the best choice for programers new to Ubuntu. And I think Eclipse is the right for this tasks.
There are plugins for bzr (whic I use). But a little more love from the community would help a lot. What I mean is centralize all the work on this IDE placing Tutorials, special Ubuntu modules (libindicate, libnotiy, etc.) And go for a few languages, like Python and C++. Take all this installed from the start (of the Eclipse installation) with the Davig Siegel's idea to work with bugs, put there auto-packaging tools or PPA (like fat-jar) or patch sending. All this will improve the workflow of fixing bugs. Also Quickly (a very useful tool!) integrated in Eclipse will make doing new projects really easy. > Hi Sense > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Sense Hofstede<se...@qense.nl> wrote: > >> Maybe then we should add pointers to information about contributing to >> upstream projects. >> However, the Ubuntu Website, Ubuntu Drupal, Lernid, Apport, >> Desktopcouch, *Indicator, Jockey and many other projects could also be >> listed. >> > I agree with what you're saying, although imho if you're serious about > becoming an Ubuntu contributor on any type of technical level you'll > probably want to learn packaging. You might not want to do sponsorship > work or merges or anything MOTU-specific, but knowing how to provide > patches and being able to upload your own code and bug fixes seems > very useful. I think they should be pointed to packaging in addition > to what you propose above, and also other tools that are used across > Ubuntu such as bzr. > > -Jonathan > > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
