Codeathon Projects

(I'm not convinced that the distinction for tasks should be between Python coders and non-Python coders. Perhaps between people familiar with web services and not? --Pat)

Fran thinks that the distinction is between Advanced Programmers & Basic ones - everyone can learn

Improving and polishing useful modules is more valuable than developing small standalone modules. Emphasize that these will be of actual use.

Types of projects for non-coders

• Use testing
• Reporting bugs
• Bug fixing
• Entering data on live Pakistan site
• Researching info for Pakistan site

Types of projects for non-Python (or non-web services) coders

• Bug fixing
• Polishing existing modules (very useful!)
  • Fixing UI issues
  • Adding features
  • Documenting workflow, writing help info, tooltips
• Small-scale projects
• Projects that don't require lots of reading of S3 docs ;-)

Types of projects for Python (or web services) coders

• Entire module, but something that will actually be used
• Something needed for Pakistan (depends on what's left to do)

Project descriptions

• Bug fixing, polishing, adding features
  • Fran suggests (paraphrased slightly): The participants...
    • Pick a module (provide list of suggested modules that need work).
    • Run through the user processes, doing data entry, usability testing, user documentation improvements & ticket logging along the way.
    • Start looking at how they can fix some of the simpler items that they've identified.

• Tweak the Tweet (or SMS) parsing
  • Parse formatted SMS messages or tweets (e.g. key value pairs)
  • Detect when message interpretation isn't certain and dispatch to a human reader (use Job Jar)
  • Create database records from parsed messages
  • BluePrintMessagingModule#Twitter
  • BluePrintMessagingModule#Micro-Syntax

• Extend Sahana to support Maitri - a nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that primarily helps women & families from South Asia facing domestic violence, emotional abuse, cultural alienation, human trafficking or family conflict.
  • Fran: This could be very useful, especially with user stories.
  • A map could easily be added, if we have a use case
  • ​http://www.maitri.org

• Job Jar
  • UI for assigning data entry or similar tasks to users
  • Track who does what, mark completed
  • Admin UI for defining tasks
  • Cross-check / verify task, or compare result of 2 users on same task

• Suggestion Box
  • ​http://groups.google.com/group/sahana-eden/browse_thread/thread/bbda1e98b73e1437