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ten fun projects to improve
                your hacking skills.
                railswaycon 2010 berlin.

                jan.krutisch@mindmatters.de
                http://jan.krutisch.de



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http://www.cashbits.de/




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http://
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppdigital/2054989998/
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http://
 http://http://
http://
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Theory:




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You need more than one
                hammer.


  Frank Vincentz
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10 projects.




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none done.




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(hey, I‘m just a speaker)




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okay,
                some similarities.



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There will be badges.

                See http://jan.krutisch.de/en/fun_projects/




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Project #1: TworldCup
                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Build a web application that shows twitter „matches“
                           alongside the real WoldCup matches.
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ Alternative Database approaches (NoSQL)
                     ‣ Simple Data mining
                     ‣ Twitter API usage



http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=profile&l=vxdigital
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Project #1: TworldCup
                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ Ruby, Sinatra, Twitter-Gem, CouchDB.


                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ NoSQL-Badge
                     ‣ Twitter-API-Badge




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Project #2: Hackday

                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Participate in a Hackday, RailsRumble or any other
                           24-48 hour long coding challenge
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ Planning and execution under extreme time constraints
                     ‣ Knowing your phyiscal boundaries
                     ‣ Less is more


    http://www.flickr.com/photos/russss/
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Project #2: Hackday

                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ Caffeine, Sleeping Bag, Paper, Rock, Scissors
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ Hackday-Badge
                     ‣ Endurance-Badge




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Project #3: RetroJS
                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Recreate the first video game you ever played in HTML5
                           and Javascript.
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ HTML5, Canvas, SVG, Audio element
                     ‣ Advanced Javascript, Javascript libraries
                     ‣ Event driven designs




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Project #3: RetroJS
                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ HTML, Javascript, maybe jquery.
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ DHTML-Badge
                     ‣ Javscript-Badge
                     ‣ Event-Driven-Badge




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Project #4:
                Texas Estimate‘em
                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Build an application to remotely play planning poker
                           using WebSockets
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ HTML5, Javascript
                     ‣ Websockets
                     ‣ Realtime applications


   http://www.flickr.com/people/81203773@N00
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Project #4:
                Texas Estimate‘em
                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ node.js, HTML, Javascript (jquery)
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ Realtime-Badge
                     ‣ Node-Badge
                     ‣ Agile-Badge




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Project #5: SoundTest
                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Create an Autotest plugin (or a CI-Server plugin) that
                           sonically signals the quality of your code using PD.
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ Sound processing. OpenSoundControl
                     ‣ Graphical stream programming using PureData
                     ‣ Autotest extensions.



     http://www.flickr.com/people/mahalie/
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Project #5: SoundTest
                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ Ruby scripts, OSC library, PureData.
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ Graphical-Programming-Badge
                     ‣ Test-Signalling-Badge
                     ‣ Music-Badge




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Project #6: Dashboard
                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Build a large dashboard displaying important metrics
                           (Whatever that means to you) using HTML, SVG and
                           Redis
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ Graphics design
                     ‣ Using a Key value store
                     ‣ Data aquisition and aggregation with Redis



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Project #6: Dashboard

                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ Sinatra, Redis, Raphael.js
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ Dashboard-Badge
                     ‣ Design-Badge
                     ‣ DataMunger-Badge




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Project #7:
                Back to the Desktop
                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Build a desktop application that controls an aspect of
                           one of your rails web applications
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ Desktop UI design
                     ‣ Desktop development
                     ‣ API design




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Project #7:
                Back to the Desktop
                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ Rails, MacRuby/hotcocoa or QTRuby, RubyFX etc.
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ Desktop-Badge
                     ‣ API-Badge




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Project #8:
                Rube Tweetberg
                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Build a Rube Goldberg machine that starts or that‘s
                           started by a tweet or other forms of electronic
                           messaging.
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ Build stuff.
                     ‣ Create physical in/output for computer.


  http://picasaweb.google.com/manilikecheese
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Project #8:
                Rube Tweetberg
                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ threads, duct tape, marbles, inclined planes, USB
                           devices
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ Handicraft-Badge
                     ‣ Physical-I/O-Badge
                     ‣ Patience-Badge



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Project #9: BuildLight

                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Build a hardware representation (e.g. stoplight) of your
                           build status.
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ basic electronics and eventually soldering
                     ‣ Interfacing Hardware
                     ‣ Build/CI server extension


  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bidgee
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Project #9: BuildLight

                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ #{buildserver}, Arduino, Relais, Stop light, etc.
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ Signalling-Badge
                     ‣ Arduino-Badge
                     ‣ CodeQuality-Badge




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Project #X:
                TouchySubject
                ‣ Quest
                     ‣ Build something with a multitouch/tangible interface
                ‣ Skillset
                     ‣ New interface paradigms
                     ‣ Multi-User interactivity




    http://www.flickr.com/people/aide/
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Project #X:
                TouchySubject
                ‣ Proposed technology stack
                     ‣ iPad, iPhone, Android, Reactable, whatever
                ‣ Achievements
                     ‣ Multitouch-Badge
                     ‣ Tangible-UI-Badge




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questions? ideas?


                See http://jan.krutisch.de/en/fun_projects/




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Moi
                ‣ jan.krutisch@mindmatters.de
                ‣ http://jan.krutisch.de/
                ‣ http://github.com/halfbyte/
                ‣ http://twitter.com/halfbyte
                ‣ http://www.mindmatters.de/



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10 fun projects to improve your coding skills

  • 1. ten fun projects to improve your hacking skills. railswaycon 2010 berlin. jan.krutisch@mindmatters.de http://jan.krutisch.de Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 10. You need more than one hammer. Frank Vincentz Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 13. (hey, I‘m just a speaker) Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 14. okay, some similarities. Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 15. There will be badges. See http://jan.krutisch.de/en/fun_projects/ Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 16. Project #1: TworldCup ‣ Quest ‣ Build a web application that shows twitter „matches“ alongside the real WoldCup matches. ‣ Skillset ‣ Alternative Database approaches (NoSQL) ‣ Simple Data mining ‣ Twitter API usage http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=profile&l=vxdigital Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 17. Project #1: TworldCup ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ Ruby, Sinatra, Twitter-Gem, CouchDB. ‣ Achievements ‣ NoSQL-Badge ‣ Twitter-API-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 18. Project #2: Hackday ‣ Quest ‣ Participate in a Hackday, RailsRumble or any other 24-48 hour long coding challenge ‣ Skillset ‣ Planning and execution under extreme time constraints ‣ Knowing your phyiscal boundaries ‣ Less is more http://www.flickr.com/photos/russss/ Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 19. Project #2: Hackday ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ Caffeine, Sleeping Bag, Paper, Rock, Scissors ‣ Achievements ‣ Hackday-Badge ‣ Endurance-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 20. Project #3: RetroJS ‣ Quest ‣ Recreate the first video game you ever played in HTML5 and Javascript. ‣ Skillset ‣ HTML5, Canvas, SVG, Audio element ‣ Advanced Javascript, Javascript libraries ‣ Event driven designs Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 21. Project #3: RetroJS ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ HTML, Javascript, maybe jquery. ‣ Achievements ‣ DHTML-Badge ‣ Javscript-Badge ‣ Event-Driven-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 22. Project #4: Texas Estimate‘em ‣ Quest ‣ Build an application to remotely play planning poker using WebSockets ‣ Skillset ‣ HTML5, Javascript ‣ Websockets ‣ Realtime applications http://www.flickr.com/people/81203773@N00 Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 23. Project #4: Texas Estimate‘em ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ node.js, HTML, Javascript (jquery) ‣ Achievements ‣ Realtime-Badge ‣ Node-Badge ‣ Agile-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 24. Project #5: SoundTest ‣ Quest ‣ Create an Autotest plugin (or a CI-Server plugin) that sonically signals the quality of your code using PD. ‣ Skillset ‣ Sound processing. OpenSoundControl ‣ Graphical stream programming using PureData ‣ Autotest extensions. http://www.flickr.com/people/mahalie/ Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 25. Project #5: SoundTest ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ Ruby scripts, OSC library, PureData. ‣ Achievements ‣ Graphical-Programming-Badge ‣ Test-Signalling-Badge ‣ Music-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 27. Project #6: Dashboard ‣ Quest ‣ Build a large dashboard displaying important metrics (Whatever that means to you) using HTML, SVG and Redis ‣ Skillset ‣ Graphics design ‣ Using a Key value store ‣ Data aquisition and aggregation with Redis Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 28. Project #6: Dashboard ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ Sinatra, Redis, Raphael.js ‣ Achievements ‣ Dashboard-Badge ‣ Design-Badge ‣ DataMunger-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 30. Project #7: Back to the Desktop ‣ Quest ‣ Build a desktop application that controls an aspect of one of your rails web applications ‣ Skillset ‣ Desktop UI design ‣ Desktop development ‣ API design Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 31. Project #7: Back to the Desktop ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ Rails, MacRuby/hotcocoa or QTRuby, RubyFX etc. ‣ Achievements ‣ Desktop-Badge ‣ API-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 32. Project #8: Rube Tweetberg ‣ Quest ‣ Build a Rube Goldberg machine that starts or that‘s started by a tweet or other forms of electronic messaging. ‣ Skillset ‣ Build stuff. ‣ Create physical in/output for computer. http://picasaweb.google.com/manilikecheese Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 33. Project #8: Rube Tweetberg ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ threads, duct tape, marbles, inclined planes, USB devices ‣ Achievements ‣ Handicraft-Badge ‣ Physical-I/O-Badge ‣ Patience-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 36. Project #9: BuildLight ‣ Quest ‣ Build a hardware representation (e.g. stoplight) of your build status. ‣ Skillset ‣ basic electronics and eventually soldering ‣ Interfacing Hardware ‣ Build/CI server extension http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bidgee Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 37. Project #9: BuildLight ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ #{buildserver}, Arduino, Relais, Stop light, etc. ‣ Achievements ‣ Signalling-Badge ‣ Arduino-Badge ‣ CodeQuality-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 38. Project #X: TouchySubject ‣ Quest ‣ Build something with a multitouch/tangible interface ‣ Skillset ‣ New interface paradigms ‣ Multi-User interactivity http://www.flickr.com/people/aide/ Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 39. Project #X: TouchySubject ‣ Proposed technology stack ‣ iPad, iPhone, Android, Reactable, whatever ‣ Achievements ‣ Multitouch-Badge ‣ Tangible-UI-Badge Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 40. questions? ideas? See http://jan.krutisch.de/en/fun_projects/ Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010
  • 41. Moi ‣ jan.krutisch@mindmatters.de ‣ http://jan.krutisch.de/ ‣ http://github.com/halfbyte/ ‣ http://twitter.com/halfbyte ‣ http://www.mindmatters.de/ Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2010