First impression is the last impression, and what better way of making
a fantastic first impression than by making an amazing ubercool
interface. So if you want to dazzle users with your unique design and
coding skills, KDE Development Workshop is the place you ought to be.
The Workshop will be divided into two sessions. Both will be taken
together with 15-30 minutes break in between.
Session 1:
Introduction to KDE
What is KDE ?
The History behind its inception
Relationship with Qt
What is to be in a community, the benefits , how one can contribute to
be part of it?
Google Summer of Code, Akademy, Summer of KDE, what are these programs
and how can one take part in it?
Topics: KDE, Qt, FOSS community, Google Summer of Code, Akademy, Summer of KDE
Session 2:
Deals with practical aspects
Start of by getting source code for a particular application
How we can go on compiling it?
Brief introduction to Git
How to review the source code?
Where to find bugs, how to approach them and once that’s done where to
post the solution for review?
Topics: Getting source code for an application, Headers, Git (source
control), Where to find bugs, Reviewing the source code, code style,
posting the solution , KDE Reviewboard
Certificates will be provided to those who attend the workshop.
Speaker : Smit Shah, KDE Developer
Venue : IT Dept.
Time : 8 pm
Date : 3rd February 2012
ANDROID Workshop
Feel the power of Linux Kernel in your hand, make applications for you
and your friends. Over 20 major releases in the last three years, more
than 200,000,000 users and millions of applications available. Be a
part of this revolution and unleash the force of Android.
This workshop will open doors for you to the enormous and rewarding
world of Android application development.
What you'll learn : Building a simple stackoverflow.com android application
Prerequisites :
Basic knowledge of Java and experience on eclipse would be a plus.
Certificates will be provided to those who successfully develop the application.
Speaker : Ravi Vyas, Android Developer
Venue : IT Dept.
Time : 2 pm
Date : 4th February 2012
Transifex/Django Workshop
New to Open Source contribution? You can always start contributing as
a translator and get your feet wet in the community.
Transifex is a modern, open-source localization platform. Transifex is
a turn-key solution to facilitate translation of products, with the
help of a wide community of translators and a great set of management
tools. Transifex is developed on top of a Python Web Framework called
Django.
So, what are you waiting for? Make an impact in the Open Source
community through this workshop and let it be your first step into the
realm of software development.
Certificates will be provided to those who attend the workshop.
Speaker : Ratnadeep Debnath, Software developer and QA at Indifex
Venue : IT Dept.
Time : 2 pm
Date : 5th February 2012
Contact :
Gourab Taparia (+91 9836432126)
Tuknarayan Prasad (+91 9932047352)
P.S. : No registration fee is required.
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Jeet Biswas
B. Tech, 2nd Year
Electronics And Communication Engineering
NIT Durgapur