[openbeos] Re: What can we non-programmer do?
- From: philippe.houdoin@xxxxxxx
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 10:56:10 +0200 (MEST)
"Deej" wrote:
> Along these lines, search out the specs and source code for
> drivers you'd like to see. Gather as much info together as you
> can (emailing hardware manufacturers for info if they'll give
> it), and then ask a driver dev to give it a go.
Yes, this first phase of any project can be really painfull, and
can consume all coder motivation at same time it consume... time.
Some good starting points I use to search for documentation,
inspiration or help:
- Google ;-)
- Former Be Inc. www.be.com and ftp.be.com mirrors
- Linux & *BSD sites: code source, mailings-lists
- SourceForge & Freshmeat, looking at any similar project you can
learn from
- BeDevTalk, BeCodeTalk & BeUserTalk web archives, for any
already known BeOS coding issue, solution, link, etc
- Former BeBugs database even
For some project, gathering specs, documentation, inspiration,
sample codes or whatever could help *start* the coding take MORE time
than the coding itself...
-Philippe.
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