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Madness! I was hooked and [gobsmacked](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gobsmacked) at the same time. I had so many questions, and as we discussed it we started to come to something resembling an agreement. We want to:
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- introduce developers to open-source projects and help them learn the ropes.
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- foster a community which encouraged contributions across a range of technologies.
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- work on projects which the community (i.e. YOU) want to improve.
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Of course, that doesn't get away from the original question I had.
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##"Why a week?"
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A week isn't a long time - or it may be, depending on your perspective. This is still a somewhat contentious point within the group, but a week suits me because:
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- shorter timelines encourage achievable goals.
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- shorter timelines reduce the incentive to procrastinate.
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- more variety of projects to work on over a period of time.
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- with good organisation, each week should be productive out of the gate.
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##"What next?"
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But there are some things we need to address first:
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- how do we determine which projects to work on?
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- how do we organise each project?
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- how do we (as co-ordinators) deal with the skill gap between experienced and junior developers?
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We want to **build fun stuff**, **give back** to the projects which have been useful to us, and potentially **create a community** around this crazy idea. So whatever your background - if you want to get involved and work with others in the developer community, we'd love to hear from you.
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Do you have an project which suits this idea? [Vote on it](http://code52.uservoice.org)
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Want to discuss your ideas and suggestions? [Share it](http://code52.tenderapp.com)
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Want to get in touch? Follow us on [Twitter](http://twitter/code_52)!
<p>We want to <strong>build fun stuff</strong>, <strong>give back</strong> to existing projects which need support, and <strong>create a community</strong> which is inclusive and engaging.</p>
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<p>Particular goals we want to achieve:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>introduce developers to open-source projects and help them learn the ropes.</li>
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<li>foster a community which encouraged contributions across a range of technologies.</li>
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<li>work on projects which the community want to improve.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Why a week?</h2>
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<p>We're still nailing down the details at the moment, but in particular:</p>
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<contenttype="html"><p>This all started with a simple premise:</p>
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<h2>"A new coding project every week"</h2>
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<p>Madness! I was hooked and <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gobsmacked">gobsmacked</a> at the same time. I had so many questions, and as we discussed it we started to come to something resembling an agreement. We want to:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>introduce developers to open-source projects and help them learn the ropes.</li>
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<li>foster a community which encouraged contributions across a range of technologies.</li>
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<li>work on projects which the community (i.e. YOU) want to improve.</li>
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</ul>
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<p> Of course, that doesn't get away from the original question I had.</p>
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<h2>"Why a week?"</h2>
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<p> A week isn't a long time - or it may be, depending on your perspective. This is still a somewhat contentious point within the group, but a week suits me because:</p>
<li>shorter timelines reduce the incentive to procrastinate.</li>
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<li>more variety of projects to work on over a period of time.</li>
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<li>with good organisation, each week should be productive out of the gate.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>"What next?"</h2>
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<p> But there are some things we need to address first:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>how do we determine which projects to work on?</li>
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<li>how do we organise each project?</li>
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<li>how do we (as co-ordinators) deal with the skill gap between experienced and junior developers?</li>
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</ul>
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<p> We want to <strong>build fun stuff</strong>, <strong>give back</strong> to the projects which have been useful to us, and potentially <strong>create a community</strong> around this crazy idea. So whatever your background - if you want to get involved and work with others in the developer community, we'd love to hear from you.</p>
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<p> Do you have an project which suits this idea? <a href="http://code52.uservoice.org">Vote on it</a></p>
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<p> Want to discuss your ideas and suggestions? <a href="http://code52.tenderapp.com">Share it</a></p>
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<p> Want to get in touch? Follow us on <a href="http://twitter/code_52">Twitter</a>!</p>
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