Webmaker Summer 2013 TODO

Things to do this week in order to get started.

Platforms

• Setup Linux machines (Fedora)
• Setup Windows VM on Linux host
• Setup Mac laptop
• Make sure root/admin account is created on all machines/OSes (talk to humph or ctyler)

Software

• irc
• git
• node.js
• python
• Sublime Text 2 (get license key from Cathy or Dawn)
• Every browser (IE, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera) available per OS
• BugzillaJS extension - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bugzillajs/?src=search

Accounts

• Blog, create a blog, setup with CDOT Planet http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Planet_CDOT_Feed_List
• github.com
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org
• Make accounts for each other on your Linux machines so you can remotely SSH in

Learn

• irc - http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Irc
• git/github - http://git-scm.com/book
• node.js - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2353818/how-do-i-get-started-with-node-js
• Express - http://expressjs.com/guide.html
• Webmaker - http://webmaker.org/
• Open source - http://sedgestuff.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/welcome-to-open-source-development-a-students-perspective/

Bugs

• Get a first bug from humph
  • Document setting-up Webmaker apps (login, MakeAPI, Popcorn, Thimble) on localhost and Heroku
  • Bug 863749 - Create API for checking if a display name or subdomain is free
  • Bug 865737 - Handle S3 being down
  • Bug 864942 - Expand Health Check Route
  • Bug 869563 - Prevent searches with no filters passed throwing error.
  • Bug 869088 - Fill MakeAPI with some test thumbnails