Sorry, my noob is showing...

Sorry, my noob is showing...

Postby Gloomshroud » 04 Jan 2013, 13:24

Hello all, I am new to games development and to FGD in general! I looked and looked and am trying to find a place to post a topic on offering up my (noobly) skills to an ongoing, collaborative project to flex my programmer muscles and learn some tricks via "on the job" training.

I apologize for looking so ashamedly noobish, but where would I post such an offer? I will go into more detail about my skillsets and whatnot once I figure out WHERE to put them. I am posting here as this is a GENERAL inquiry about a SPECIFIC question, feel free to move me, mods, in case I am in the wrong place.
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Re: Sorry, my noob is showing...

Postby alexander » 04 Jan 2013, 17:41

why would you? just write a patch and send it to the maintainers. that's how all free software works. almost all of us want more contributors. in fact, we are dying for some help here. no need to get in touch. no need to "offer your services". no need to list your skills. find a project that doesn't seem to intimidating to your current level of competence, hack it, write a patch, send it -- receive heaps of praise from maitainer(s).

here's two games I'm currently actively-ish developing:
https://github.com/alexander-b/q. this is an IRC bot written in Python. very simple in use and code.
https://github.com/stiell/limbs-off. this is a fighting game that tries to blend several unique elements from different platformers. synthesis. written in C++, using SDL and OpenGL.

if you were to hack on either of these (they both have TODO lists), and send me a patch, I would be thrilled! for more info/questions/patches/whatever, use our mailing lists, <q@plaimi.net> or <limbs-off@plaimi.net>.
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Re: Sorry, my noob is showing...

Postby Gloomshroud » 04 Jan 2013, 18:37

I appreciate the response, thank you! The issue here, the "kicker," if you will, is that I don't actually know much. Haha! I was hoping for a sort of "OJT"/mentorship type approach. Labor in exchange for knowledge. I can also offer translation services, if that is something the community finds things like that valuable? To be perfectly honest, I don't even know where an active list of currently in-progress projects could even be found. I found this forum quite by happy accident! Again, thank you for your input!
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Re: Sorry, my noob is showing...

Postby alexander » 04 Jan 2013, 19:51

all free software is a work in progress. check any software you are using. chances are they'll have a bugtracker.

as for learning things, the most "in-demand" things would be:
programming: http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/, or
3D modelling: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro

and both of these as well as development in general use:
revision control/source code management: http://git-scm.com/book

again, feel free to email those lists about either of the games I am currently working on (publicly) with any questions. we'll be happy to answer.
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Re: Sorry, my noob is showing...

Postby Gloomshroud » 06 Jan 2013, 01:51

Fantastic resources! Thank you very much!
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