Developer tasks

[joeblankenship1]

I'm looking to contribute to both the website and the main project for LibreQDA. Did you a list of requirements for the website that I could start with?

[jmunoz298]

Hi Joe,
We are really happy to hear somebody is interested in helping with the development.

The web development is already covered... as far as we have people with the skills and they only need a little time to reinstall the server and recover (and upgrade) the site that was implemented in drupal.

But we have a hudge lack with django. Non of us know much about it.

If you know pyton&django, you can pick any of the issues labeled as version 1.0 and 1.1 from this list: https://github.com/libreqda/libreQDA/issues

Unfortunately, the issues are in Spanish. The team is formed by people of Urugay and Spain so Spanish is our common tongue. But if you like, we can sort and translate to English the most important/urgent issues.

If you don't know django, there are also tasks you can help with... for instance, builidng a docker container to let people install the application in a easy way or joining the mail list and make proposals to improve the software...

Keep in touch,

[joeblankenship1]

Kind Sir,

I'm glad to hear the project is getting back on its feet. I was able to use the project for my thesis research, but it had much to be desired.

I do have Python and Django experience. I plan to contribute following my thesis defense. And Spanish is not an issue; luckily I speak enough to be functional in this case.

Has anyone discussed migrating to Python 3 and Django 1.10 before addressing the existing issues?

[marcbria]

Hi Joe,

Don't need to be so formal with us... our English is awful so we won't be able to notice the difference. ;-)
So we are very happy you are able to understand Spanish in a functional way.

Before start, let me introduce the team:

• @jmunoz298 is like our team leader. He is very interested in technology, but is our QDA guru. He is a professor in the Univesitat Autònoma de Barcelona and he have been teaching about Qualitative Methedologies for the last 20 years. He is also the author of one of the most referenced AtlasTi Manuals in Spanish (BTW, it's published under a free licence). More info: http://juan.psicologiasocial.eu
• @lupa18 is a mixure. He is a sociologist, but worked as a computer scientists for a while. He knows a lot about QDAs but he is also able to manage with technical stuff (sysadmin, doker, drupal...). He is a freesoftware activists.
• @paribanufreitas is also a professor in the Universidad de la República (Montevideo) where, as an expert in this subject, uses QDA in classes and research. More info: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usuario:Pariban%C3%BA_Freitas
• @mbria (me) is a drupaler, working with php-ojs and focused on system administration, that don't know a single word about QDAs and just 2 or 3 about technology, but enjoys working with the former players. It's also the one writing this post.

There are 2-3 more people around this project, but this is the "core" foundation group. I will introduce you the rest of the team as soon they say hello.

So feel free to ask us whatever you have in mind. Just let me advance that, if it's about the UI/UX or the QDA you will have very good feedback... but not as good about the technical part.

Let's start working? :-)

Has anyone discussed migrating to Python 3 and Django 1.10 before addressing the existing issues?

As I said, we don't know Django, so we didn't touch a single line of libreQDA code since the external company developed it for us... and it happens 3-4 years ago. So YES, upgrading looks like the most reasonable think we can do before going with the issues.

May be second task, to facilitate moving your changes to production... could be dockerization?

[joeblankenship1]

Thank you so much for the introductions; I look forward to meeting everyone!

We definitely want to dockerize the app, but upgrading the core components for the project is going to be my main focus. Looking at some of the issues, I think migration and refactoring using newer Python 3 and Django functionality would solve many issues (including security issues and moving to a "light" version of Django).

Since I'm in academia as well, my long-term plan is to start a LibreQDA working group once I get started with my Ph.D. program. That way I can get more developers and academics involved on my end.

[marcbria]

Take the Tardis you have in your office (according to your avatar's picture) and come to Barcelona.
Beers are on us.

Please, let us know about how is going your plan.

[joeblankenship1]

I wish it were that easy! :-) And I will start a thread in the libreqda repository with my ideas.

Have a great weekend!