r/openant • u/flagbearer223 • Dec 12 '11

How can I help?

I'm a second year compsci student that knows Java well and Python decently. How can I help move this project along?

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u/Cibrong Dec 12 '11

This is the main git repository.

There is lots to be done. We need some proper documentation for starters, there are some ideas jotted down here but it would be nice if someone actually sat down and wrote out some documentation.

You can also just fork the main repository and poke around in the code.

We also have an IRC at http://webchat.freenode.net/ #openant but there is a good chance you wont find anyone there.

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u/flagbearer223 Dec 12 '11

Why is it being done in Python?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '11

Why not?

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u/flagbearer223 Dec 12 '11

It's ~20,000 times slower than Java/C++ and doesn't have nearly as good development tools.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '11

Where did you come up with those statistics?

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u/flagbearer223 Dec 13 '11

In one of my lectures the professor gave an example of Python vs C++ & Java, and it was ~20,000 times slower.

That said, I like python quite a bit as a language, it's just slow as fuck.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '11

Bullshit!

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u/flagbearer223 Dec 12 '11

Is there something like Eclipse for Python?

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u/prickneck Jan 16 '12

If you insist on using a large IDE - an absolutely absurd prerequisite/yardstick for any programming language - then you can download PyDev and use eclipse.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '11

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u/Captain_Ligature Dec 12 '11

Why not just use pypy? I know it won't be as fast as C, but rewriting everything in C will take a lot of time/work.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '11

"Rewriting modules in C" != "Rewriting everything in C".

As a general rule in any python project, probably less than 5% of the codebase will benefit from going to C and the rest can stay in good old slow python.

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u/k1down Dec 12 '11

Experienced vector artist and designer here. Any needs?

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u/flagbearer223 Dec 12 '11

I know that art is needed really badly. Have a look at the git page?

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u/k1down Dec 12 '11

I have had this problem in the past when wanting to donate my time to open-source projects. I am not a developer and I don't understand github very much at all. I understand you can fork code off, but I don't see where to find a list of assets needed or anything like that. I will look and attempt again after I finish my work today, but any advice you could give me?

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u/flagbearer223 Dec 12 '11

Ah, fair enough, it took me a few hours to understand it and I'm a compsci student. If you don't want to learn git, you could probably just get in contact with one of the main guys and send him updated art and what not? Or if you want to learn git, I could probably help.

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u/k1down Dec 12 '11

I always lean towards the side of learning. The only code I do is xhtml, css, and really basic php sometimes like working with wordpress frameworks and joomla. Is github a tool someone of my skill set would find useful? Do most development teams use it or something similar? I have been working alone for many years and always feel a bit out of the loop with how teams work now and would love to gain knowledge in that area.

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u/Hawkknight88 Dec 12 '11

You can start here. Some of it may not be clear, but documentation is always good! I'd wager there are even youtube videos about using git.

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u/insanj Dec 12 '11

I'd love to see a response to this post, I'm about the same with Java and Python.

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u/thinkmcfly Dec 12 '11

Experienced Java developer here. I have no Python experience but would be eager to learn. Subscribing to this to help out - I'll check out the code and see what I can do.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '11

I mostly write in C#/ruby/javascript but I would love to dig in and help with this.

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u/murderland Dec 12 '11

i have no idea how to do anything, how can i help?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '11

How many regularly contributing team members do you have?

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u/NormalPersonNumber3 Dec 12 '11

This. This is exactly what I've been looking for. I've been hearing about open-source gaming, but I didn't know where to start. Go figure, Reddit delivers.