Code and Learn at Node.js Interactive in Amsterdam

[mikeal]

So, I'd like to resurrect this event to run either before or after the Node.js Interactive events in Amsterdam and Austin.

We need to figure out what this will look like so that we can budget it correctly.

As a reminder, this program was intended as a series of workshops for getting people working on Node.js itself. The goal was that by the end of the workshop they would have a PR open, or be close to it.

We need to put together a list of subjects, people that can properly mentor the subject, and if those people need their travel covered we need to know where they are coming from. Also, for each subject and mentor allocation we need to figure out the maximum size of the attendees.

/cc @dshaw @ashleywilliams @hackygolucky @Fishrock123

[MylesBorins]

I'd be up for helping with this, obviously dependent on me attending the events

[bnoordhuis]

Amsterdam is my home turf (after a fashion) so I'll volunteer. I request remuneration only for the train ticket but I do tend to travel 1st class exclusively so there's that.

[iancrowther]

happy to chip in

[mikeal]

We really need someone to step up to lead this effort at Amsterdam and Austin (doesn't need to be the same person each time).

[jasnell]

I can help as a mentor on site. Going to be fairly busy I think so I don't want to overcommit as 'lead'

[MylesBorins]

@mikeal would this be running during the collaborator summit? Do we have resources to offer individuals, potentially with a focus on under represented groups, continued support after a code and learn?

I think it might be particularly interesting to pair current collaborators with new collaborators. It might also be great if we can offer some sort of scholarship to individuals in need so that they can focus a continued effort on getting involved.

[Fishrock123]

Which day is this at in Amsterdam?

I may be able to help but I definitely don't want to lead it.

[bnoordhuis]

I can lead but it depends on what day it is. (EDIT: In Amsterdam.)

[mikeal]

Morning of the 17th.

[addaleax]

I’ll definitely want to be there and can probably also invest some time into it beforehand.

[bnoordhuis]

How morning is morning? 17th works for me but I need to drive up from Groningen. I can be there around 11 am.

[addaleax]

9:00 – 12:00 (http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/node-interactive-europe/program/agenda)

[bnoordhuis]

Thanks, that page was still blank last I checked. :-)

I don't think I'll be able to make 9 am, I'd have to leave before 6 am.

[mikeal]

Heya, do you need anything from the events team?

[Fishrock123]

I won't be there fwiw.

[bnoordhuis]

So who is going to lead?

[addaleax]

If nobody else is available, I can try to, even as a newbie… I’d definitely want to talk with people who have done this before in that case

[MylesBorins]

im up for being involved, let me know what I can do to help

[bnoordhuis]

IRC or email? Don't worry, the biggest thing is to have some 'good first contribution' issues stacked up, everything else flows from there (after walking people through how to build first.)

[addaleax]

hm, how about in IRC in an hour (I’m busy until then), maybe with @thealphanerd too?

[jasnell]

I will be there also and can definitely help in any way that I can but I'm more than happy for @addaleax or others to take the lead if they'd like.

[bnoordhuis]

I have cheese/bacon pancakes and a Danish krimi to attend to first but I'll hop onto IRC afterwards. Make it 1.30h from now.

[addaleax]

oh, have fun! and yeah, works for me :)

[MylesBorins]

ping me when ya’ll are ready, I should be around

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[addaleax]

oh, yeah, seems I forgot to comment… I should be able to lead this :)

[addaleax]

Okay, so from what I’ve gathered by talking to a few people here, the expectations for Code & Learn are a bit diverse, as are the skill levels of attending people. I’ve gathered a few changes that people might up to do, maybe that’s enough (I’ll definitely gather a bit more), but I’m pretty sure that even if not we’re going to be able to provide attendees with things they’re interested in (@saghul even offered to help people with first libuv contributions if they’re interested in that!).

A few things that I think are okay:

• lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
  • The NativeModule._cache can safely be turned into a Map!
  • var -> const substitutions
• lib/v8.js, src/node_v8.cc:
  • There are a few fields missing on HeapStatistics which have been added in more recent V8 versions:
    • malloced_memory
    • peak_malloced_memory
    • does_zap_garbage
• lib/util.js:
  • i): The SIMD setup can be turned into a loop and the typeof checks can be removed
  • ii): Support for SharedArrayBuffer can be added here, too.
  • iii): (Maybe) The catch-all try check in tryStringify() for circular objects is probably too unspecific
• src/udp_wrap.cc, src/stream_base.cc:
  • The uv_buf_t bufs_[16] lines could be MaybeStackBuffers;
• lib/internal/process.js
  • (Maybe) We might want to emit a warning for signals that users shouldn’t listen on (as listed in the docs warning in doc: note that listening on SIGSEGV & co is unsafe node#8410)?
• lib/internal/lazy_transform.js
  • The default encoding here should be configurable and default to crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING, not latin1?. This seems to kind of have been forgotten in crypto, string_bytes: treat buffer str as utf8 node#5522 – It would be a semver-major change, but I think this is not going to be contentious.
• edit: streams - request for docs: can _transform or _write(v) be called in parallel? node#3208

And a few test files that could be cleaned up in NodeTodo/@Trott style:

• test-c-ares.js:
  • A lot of vars that can be const
  • assert.strictEqual should be used instead of assert.equal
  • Wrap all callbacks that should be called once in common.mustCall()
• test-child-process-buffering.js:
  • A lot of vars that can be const
  • assert.strictEqual should be used instead of assert.equal
• test-child-process-detached.js
  • A lot of vars that can be const
  • assert.notStrictEqual should be used instead of assert(… !== …)
• test-child-process-stdio.js:
  • A lot of vars that can be const
  • assert.strictEqual should be used instead of assert.equal, the same goes for notEqual
• test-child-process-stdout-flush.js:
  • A lot of vars that can be const
  • assert.strictEqual should be used instead of assert.equal, the same goes for notEqual
  • Wrap all callbacks that should be called once in common.mustCall()

Tomorrow we might get a better picure of how many people would be able and willing to attend (maybe @mikeal could ask a quick question when he mentions Code & Learn during the final notes)?

And @mikeal … not sure whether it makes a difference, but maybe we could add your “It's a workshop for people who want to learn how to contribute to Node.js core.” at the beginning and drop the whole “Concerns have also … need to be distributed geographically” part? I think that should clear up everything sufficiently.

/cc a couple of people who are here: @mhdawson @jasnell @bnoordhuis @saghul @mcollina @mikeal @thealphanerd

[saghul]

Great work putting that together @addaleax! FWIW, I tagged some issues as good first contributions to libuv here: https://github.com/libuv/libuv/labels/good-first-contribution So if anyone what's to go for it, I'm happy to help as a mentor.

[jasnell]

wow... amazing list! To this I would add that there are a number of issues tagged as docs-requested that could be accessible to some participants.

[sejoker]

I would like to pickup test cleanup of test-c-ares.js from @addaleax proposed list

[wzoom]

DONE Working on test-child-process-cwd.js

[bengl]

Is there a thread to organize this for Austin?

[addaleax]

@bengl I don’t think so, so: #59

[Trott]

Closing because this happened and planning for the next one is over in #59. As always, feel free to re-open or comment if you feel this really shouldn't be closed.

[AdriVanHoudt]

@Trott you made a slight typo in Amsterdam ;)

[hackygolucky]

There is now! #60

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