HICapacity ~ Honolulu Makerspace

Let's represent at Node.js Knockout 2011!

July 27, 2011 by Ryan Kanno

Come join the HI Capacity Node Knockout 2011 Team!

We’re forming teams, kicking *ss, and taking names at this year’s Node Knockout! And if not, we’ll down a bunch of beers trying!

Node.js Knockout is a 48-hour coding competition from August 27 - August 29, 2011 using… well, you guessed it!

Node.js

What’s Node.js?

If you checkout their website, Node.js is described as:

Node.js is a server-side JavaScript environment that uses an asynchronous event-driven model. This allows Node.js to get excellent performance based on the architectures of many Internet applications.

To find out more, check out this video by Ryan Dahl:

How do I get started?

You’re probably wondering how you can get started with Node. To make it easy, here’s a list of things you should do.

You should definitely check out the Node.js github wiki
Check out other fabulous Node.js resources!
Clone the HI Capacity github Node.js example repository
Come to the upcoming Aloha.rb Node.js talk

And finally...

Join the HI Capacity Node Knockout Team!

If you're interested, please contact Austen @ austenito@hicapacity.org. Don't worry, we've registered two teams. One team has already been filled, we're still looking for more! To stay up to date, make sure to join the Google Group!

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Gerrit and Advanced Git

July 23, 2011 by Jason Axelson

Please RSVP on EventBrite!

Is code review something you just talk about and never do?

We will show how using gerrit with git will help you make code review an integral--and easy--part of your everyday workflow. We will also show how to integrate an automated continuous integration tool to catch build errors for each commit before they reach the main repository. Gerrit will also help enforce a level of uniformity in quality and formatting of your code. With Gerrit you can be proactive instead of reactive.

Work on a project with a team? Tired of integrating code into a code base with build errors? Writing code that relies on bugs to actually function correctly?

Then come on down to our meeting, and bring a laptop. Also, please, please experiment with git prior to our meetup. If you need help, feel free to jump on the HI Capacity Google Group and ask questions! We'll be more than glad to help you get started. Topics we will be covering:

Advanced git

rebasing
resetting
Directed Acyclic Graph
commit hooks
git submodules
advanced merge strategies

Gerrit

Jenkins (Hudson) integration for build verification
code reviewing

Jenkins (Hudson)

Setting up for Gerrit Integration
How to use to build a project

Please RSVP on EventBrite!

Instructions to Oceanit:

Oceanit (http://www.oceanit.com/) has graciously provided their conference rooms for us to use for our meetup. They are located at 828 Fort Street in Downtown Honolulu. (Google Maps) Parking to Oceanit is on Queen St. If you're coming down Bishop, take a right on Queen, and the entrance will be on your right side, immediately after a wide crosswalk. (If you hit Harbor Court, you've gone too far). It's $2 dollars for parking through Park & Pay on each floor.

Can't wait to see you there!

Slides from the presentation

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Retro + Indie Games Night

July 16, 2011 by Peter Justeson

IGDA Honolulu, in association with HI Capacity & RetroGameGeeks, are happy to announce the next:

Retro + Indie Games Night!

Monday July 25th 7:30 pm Halsey Terrace 620 Pool Street

Come check out a collection of lesser known and indie games that’ll blow you away – ranging from experimental games to educational games to just plain great games. The night will start with a series of short talks to introduce eachtitle, after which guests are invited to try them out at our own ad-hoc mini-arcade. In addition, take a trip down memory lane and play all your old favorite arcade games in our retro game rooms!

Feel free to RSVP on our Facebook page. See you all there!

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