El Dorado

[Trevor Turk]

This probably doesn't need a new thread, but I just wanted to make
sure everyone from the Ruby group meeting this weekend has the
information for El Dorado, the open-source project I've been working
on.

http://almosteffortless.com/eldorado/

This page has links to the SVN repo, the development log, and an
example site.

If you're interested in contributing to the project, please post in
this thread and let me know what you're skill level with Ruby/Rails is
like. There's plenty of opportunity to pitch in, and I will be able to
provide direction for anyone from absolute beginners to experts.
(There's really easy stuff that I just haven't gotten a chance to
complete, and really difficult stuff that's beyond me.)

I found that "learning by doing" is the only way to really learn, so I
encourage people new to Ruby/Rails to join in with this little open-
source effort. For people who are pretty advanced, perhaps you'd like
to lend a fellow coder a helping hand this holiday season? :)

Thanks, and it was nice to meet you all this weekend!

- Trevor

[Wilhelm]

Trevor,

I took a quick look through the source. I have to say, I liked how
neat the code was. I'll take a crack at one task. I can try one of
the medium ones to start.

Wil

[Trevor Turk]

Thanks! I still think it has some general cleaning up to do around the
heavy controllers. I don't know if you've come across this article
before, but it seems like a good best practice:
http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/10/18/skinny-controller-fat-model -
Plus, with this new with_scope plugin, it should be pretty easy to
clean things up: http://code.google.com/p/scope-out-rails/ - Anyway,
that's probably for me to worry about.

So, a medium task... Looking over the development list (http://
trevorturk.backpackit.com/pub/972338) I think here's a couple that are
mid-level-ish:

events => on home page, multiple events don't work with the hover
effect

The relevant stuff is in the events/_mini view and the home/index
controller. The problem is that two events on the same day doesn't
result in showing the titles for both events.

users => edit => needs password confirmation

Editing users who put in a new password will result in the password
being changed, but a confirmation isn't required. This works fine on
the create action, but the update action should work the same way.

users => edit => errors don't show if user not saved

Similar to the above, if the user isn't saved and they're taken back
to the edit page, no errors are shown.

Also, here's an easy one, for a quick win:

posts => quote => should have a cancel link back to post in thread
(topic_post_path(@post))

Please go for it when you have a chance, and post back here if you
need any help. I'm happy to give you commit rights on the Google Code
site, or you can send a patch. If you know how, I'd appreciate adding
tests to verify your code. If you don't know how to do basic testing,
I can help get you started or just do the tests myself.

Thanks again,
- Trevor

[Trevor Turk]

On Nov 19, 8:04 am, Trevor Turk <trevort...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Please go for it when you have a chance, and post back here if you
> need any help.

Quick FYI - I've gone ahead made the changes that I'd suggested
previously in this thread. There's still plenty of room to pitch in,
though. Feel free to get in touch with me or post to this thread if
you've got the time and inclination to help.

- Trevor

[Wilhelm]

Yup, sorry about not getting around to it thanksgiving or this
weekend.

Let me know what else is on the table.

Wil

[Trevor Turk]

On Dec 3, 1:26 pm, Wilhelm <iam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yup, sorry about not getting around to it thanksgiving or this
> weekend.
>
> Let me know what else is on the table.

No problem. You can check out the development log for other stuff to
work on. I'd just check in with me (email is fine) to make sure I'm
not working on the same thing at that very moment. There's plenty to
do, though, so it's not likely to be an issue. Either way, feel free
to get in touch if you have any questions.

- Trevor

[Trevor Turk]

I'm pleased to announce the first public release of El Dorado: a full-
stack community web application written in Ruby/Rails.

The app features a forum, community event calendar, shared file
storage, and a randomized header image gallery.

It can import content from existing sites running PunBB. The forum is
somewhat modeled on PunBB, and is nearly feature complete.

I've been using this app in production since late July '07. The setup/
administration process still leave something to be desired, but the
end-user functionality is quite well tested.

http://almosteffortless.com/eldorado/

Please have a look and let me know what you think!

[Matt Polito]

Congrats! I am checking it out now from svn and will see how it goes.

[Trevor Turk]

On Jan 24, 12:04 am, Trevor Turk <trevort...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm pleased to announce the first public release of El Dorado: a full-
> stack community web application written in Ruby/Rails.

I'm really excited to show off this pet project of mine in our next
Meetup! Please drop me a line if you're interested in learning more
about the app before the meeting - I'd be happy to answer any
questions you might have. Also, if there's anything in particular that
you'd like me to cover in the talk, just let me know. I'll try to put
some slides together, but it would certainly help to know what people
would be most interested in hearing about!

Thanks,
- Trevor

[Trevor Turk]

On Jan 24, 12:04 am, Trevor Turk <trevort...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm pleased to announce the first public release of El Dorado: a full-
> stack community web application written in Ruby/Rails.

I'm quite pleased to announce the release of El Dorado version 0.9.2
-
the "group chat" edition. You can check out the demo, testing, and
support site here:

http://eldorado.almosteffortless.com/

You can read more about this release and download the app here:

http://almosteffortless.com/2008/05/05/el-dorado-092-group-chat-edition/

Feedback very much appreciated!

- Trevor