1.8 Hackathon

OpenMRS Hackathon 1.8

Write Code. Save Lives. From time to time, the OpenMRS development community comes together at the same time on a massive effort to write code and move the project forward. We call these events hackathons, and it's a great way to get work done. We hope you'll join us!

What's Happening?

The focus of OpenMRS 1.8 is doing performance enhancements. This includes a few long-running projects, but mostly it involves tickets that can be designed, implemented, and tested, in less than a day. We want to get as many people as possible working simultaneously, for two days, so we can get 90% of the 1.8 code complete by the end of it.

• Top "Ten" List for 1.8 Performance Improvements

There will also be work available for those interested in documentation and non-coding. OpenMRS is getting ready to launch a new wiki (which you're looking at right now) and this is the perfect time to clean up information as it's moved over to the new system. If you're interested, contact [Michael] and add your name in the list below.

What can I do?

Where and when?

• Thursday & Friday, August 19-20, 2010
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT (or work in your local time zone - just let us know!)
  • Kick-off call: 10:00 AM EDT (using the normal [weekly developer meeting] information)
• In-person: Indianapolis, USA: Regenstrief Institute
  • Thursday: Room 1110
  • Friday: 3rd Floor Atrium

Who's participating?

Interested? Be sure your name and relevant information to the list below.

Red Team - Development">Red Team - Development

Blue Team - Documentation">Blue Team - Documentation

• Join the Blue Team's public Skype chat
• See the [RES:Blue Team Work Plan]