Hello everyone,
We’re really excited about the Adapt hack in Derry so we’ve been busy racking our brains to think of ways to use the time and the talent of all those present. We’ve decided to bring with us a suitcase of code that contains lots of new functionality which has been developed and refined by Kineo for use in various commercial projects over the last 6 or so months, and which we’re now looking to feed into the open source framework to keep it on the leading edge.

These plugins are all functioning code but they require a little refactoring to ensure they meet the necessary standards that the open source project demands. We thought this would be a great activity for the hack as people can get their hands on the code and see how we’ve gone about developing this new functionality, whilst also carrying out valuable work that will greatly enhance what can be done with Adapt ‘out of the box’, and all in 24 hours! It also provides you with access to the core team who will be more than willing to answer your questions and provide insights into how they go about working with the framework. At the last count there were 20 new plugins on the list for refactoring. About half of these Kineo have already committed to take on and maintain, so that still leaves 10 up for grabs. I’ll be posting an updated roadmap of all 20 over the coming days so have a look and see if there is something which takes your fancy.

During the hack we’ll also be running sessions on developing, designing and theming for Adapt so if you want to get involved on the project then don’t miss this as it will be a great opportunity to learn about how to work with the framework. We’d love to see as many of you there as possible as we think it’s going to be a great event, and don’t forget that we also have the bursary available for those that feel they can contribute but require some assistance due to any costs of attending.

Thanks,
Paul