Written by Andrés Freyría, one of the inaugural RMU participants. You can find the original source documents for these articles at: http://github.com/rmu/insider.
These have been some interesting weeks.
For starters, we had our first official meeting! The topic was a group review of the different RMU entrance exam submissions. It was decided that the session would be public, so the transcript is available (thanks to Pete Higgins), along with the solutions that were discussed.
With that out of the way, it's time for the big announcements.
Everybody who signed up for the pilot program, listen up. All students need to have their projects approved before August 1st. This will allow Gregory to plan the material around the problems that you'll be likely to find, as well as ensure that the session will begin smoothly.
There aren't any hard rules on the project that you may select, but keep in mind that meaningful progress is expected during the three week period. Also, if you're interested in a team project, keep it below three people so there's work for everyone.
If possible, send a free-form description of your project soon by private email to Gregory — it's the best way to discuss it.
I want to bring to your attention the current projects/material available to you:
So far as focus groups are concerned, we're about to begin week 4 of the Remote Pair-Programming sessions (thanks again, Anita Kuno!), as well as week 1 of the Code Reading sessions (merci beaucoup, Felipe Doria).
Last, but not least, remember to join us at #rmu-general @ freenode.net.
RMU.send(:insider => :end)
Hello, my name is Gregory Brown. I am the founder of Mendicant University, a free online school for software developers.
I am passionate about community service, education, and the free software movement. If you're interested in getting to know me a bit better, feel free to send me an email: gregory.t.brown@gmail.com
