Re: Requesting an Octave mentor

[Robert T. Short]

Jordi Gutiérrez Hermos wrote:
> Hello, Octave devs.
>
> I'd like to try again to get into Octave development. I've realised
> that for the kind of work I want to do, being able to point at work
> I've done on Octave would be very good for my CV. I've tried in the
> past to get into Octave development, but I've never been able to find
> my way around the sources by myself.
>
> I'm therefore asking for a kind soul with pedagogical inclinations to
> help me get started, perhaps even with a pet project that they don't
> want to undertake themselves but are willing to direct. I would like
> to be able to coordinate work via email, and if time zones allow it,
> via IRC or some IM program. My time zone is UTC - 05:00 or UTC - 04:00
> depending on daylight savings time.
>
> Does anyone feel like teaching me about how Octave sources are laid
> out, how to start, how to find the functionality I may want to
> improve?
>
> Thanks,
> - Jordi G. H.
>
>
>   
In my case it is a case of the blind leading the blind, but I would be 
happy to give this a try myself.  Nothing teaches like teaching!

I have been messing with the object-oriented programming and there are 
still lots of areas that could use attention, and I have found a bug in 
the load/save code that should be fixed.

Also, if there is anything I can do to help if you like the stuff Ben is 
looking at, that would be fine.

Bob