Tech:New Developer How-To

From Cyclopath

This article explains some of what you need to do to get started on Cyclopath development.

1. Create the following accounts if you don't have them already:
   • Cyclopath
   • Bugzilla
2. Read:
   • The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman.
   • How to Become a Hacker by Eric Raymond (http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html), though note that Raymond is a well-known lunatic. Most of the advice is spot-on, but some is a little weird.
   • The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.
   • The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki.
   • Why We Make Mistakes by Joe Hallinan.
3. Learn basic Subversion. See http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ (read the first three chapters and skip the rest)
4. Check out the code (see Tech:Subversion).
5. Read Flex 3 documentation (http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flex/). I suggest:
   • Programming ActionScript 3.0 (read)
   • Getting Started with Flex 3 (skim)
   • Flex 3 Developer's Guide (skim)
   • Building and Deploying Flex 3 Applications (skim)
6. Relevant mailing lists:
   • Internal:
     • cyclopath-users@googlegroups.com
     • cyclopath-dev@googlegroups.com
   • External (potentially helpful):
     • flexcoders
     • geowanking
     • postgis-user