Choosing the best backend technology for my FOSS Projects project.
by Chris Bitler
Hello,
I've been trying to figure out what to use as the backend technology for my
FOSS Projects project, since it is a website, specifically a site for
college gaming clubs to run large LAN events. I've narrowed it down to the
javaspark microwebserver library, spring-boot in java, or using symfony w/
php. However, each of these has their own problems.
My main problem with spring-boot is that I've never used it before.. that's
not to say part of this project can't be learning it, but I do have
experience with the other two.
Spark seems to have commits made to it every few weeks, but it has pull
requests that been sitting there with no response for over half a year. The
same could be said about the issues on the project, many have no response.
This presents an issue with the community aspect.
If I use java for the project, I could use JUnit as my community instead
(unit testing tool that I would be using). The reason for using java is
that it presents a lower barrier to entry for contributing to the project
than PHP, and I have more experience with it than PHP.
However, Symfony has a much more active community with many more resources
for people to use in the community. My only issue is that PHP tends to be a
higher barrier to people contributing to the project because not everyone
knows or likes it.
I'm not really sure what would be the best path to take here, and would
love some opinions.
Thanks,
Christopher Bitler
3 months
Fwd: WiCHacks - RIT Women in Computing Hackathon - returns Feb. 10-11!
by Justin W. Flory
Yet another meet-up opportunity. If you identify as female, you can
participate in this – if not, you can still volunteer! As a past
volunteer, it's still a lot of fun to be involved with WiCHacks one way
or another. I'm hoping to make it out again as a volunteer too, hope
some of you will join too!
https://wichacks.io/
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Subject: WiCHacks - RIT Women in Computing Hackathon - returns Feb. 10-11!
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:34:56 -0500
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Do you know a female college or high-school student who is (or might be)
interested in computer science, web design, robotics, video game
development, engineering, etc.? If so, *encourage her to join RIT Women
in Computing’s **5^th annual hackathon, WiCHacks, on February 10 and
11, 2018 at Rochester Institute of Technology! *
*What: *WiCHacks 2018
*When: *Saturday & Sunday, February 10 and 11, 2018
*Where:* Louise Slaughter Hall and The B. Thomas Golisano
College of Computing and Information Sciences @ Rochester Institute of
Technology (RIT)
*Who: *Female college or high school students who are at
least 16 years old
*Why:*
· Encourage young women to pursue computing
· Facilitate the formation of mentorship relationships between
college and high school female students
· Teach transferable computing skills in a low-stress and
supportive environment
· Have fun!
*WiCHacks is a 24 hour hackathon for women *on the RIT campus, run by
the Woman in Computing organization. A hackathon is a collaborative
programming event in which participants create an app, website, or other
piece of software over the course of 24 hours. Hackathon participants
can be female college (including non-RIT) or high school students who
are at least 16 years of age. Our goal is to empower these young women
to pursue their interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
(STEM) fields. By hosting this women's hackathon, we aim to provide a
safe and encouraging environment in which young women can develop the
confidence they will need to thrive in the competitive tech industry. It
will be a great day to learn, invent, and create the future!
*For REGISTRATION INFORMATION (including FAQs):* https://wichacks.io/
*Facebook*: http://facebook.com/wic.hacks.rit
*Twitter: *https://twitter.com/wichacks
Please note that attendees under 18 years of age will need to fill out a
RIT Release Form in order to participate in WIC Hacks on the RIT campus.
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3 months, 1 week
Fwd: BrickHack 4
by Justin W. Flory
In case you missed it: BrickHack registration is open for an HFOSS
meet-up opportunity, or a general on-campus hackathon to work on a project!
3 months, 1 week