Computer Science Canada Technical Writing; OpenCOBOL |
| Author: | btiffin [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Technical Writing; OpenCOBOL |
Ladies, Gentlemen, If you feel like volunteering some time on an open source project, maybe gaining some programming skill on the side, and like technical writing, consider COBOL. The OpenCOBOL project, at http://opencobol.org is in active development and could use some good documentation and sample source code. The site has a wiki, but the goal is to build up open-cobol.texi a TeXinfo file. If you'd like to participate, check out the site and drop a note on one of the forum threads, or drop a message here. COBOL may seem a little out dated to the up and coming technical leaders that make up compsci.ca, but solid skills in the language make for a nice resume entry. OpenCOBOL 1.0 is released, Roger While is enhancing the 1.1 pre-release on nearly a daily basis and there is lots to do. Cheers |
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| Author: | btiffin [ Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Technical Writing; OpenCOBOL |
A documentation push in on. FAQ to be written, User Guide, Reference Manual, Sample Programs Roger is just about to create a samples/ directory for the next 1.1 tarball. I've started the FAQ. The open-cobol.texi file needs a lot more info nodes. Check out http://opencobol.org in the forum for details. And anyone that wants to work on a libcurl binding, now is a good time for that as well. It may not make you famous, but it'll get your name involved with an important Open Source project - one being watched by some big wig corporate players from what I've been lead to believe. Plus, OC 1.1 really does kick some serious butt. Cheers |
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