Volunteer Search: XHTML/CSS Coder
Job: Volunteer XHTML/CSS Coder
Works With: Naomi Novik -- Accessibility, Design, & Technology.
Description: Do you know HTML and CSS, either really well or want to learn more? Do you like building websites? The OTW is looking for more front end coders! Come and work with our irresistibly enthusiastic team as we bring the Archive of Our Own to life! You'll learn how to create accessible sites compliant with the latest Web standards and best practices, how to use the incredibly cool Scriptaculous Javascript tools and embedded Ruby in your webpages, and how to work with web application coders.
Skills Required: HTML and CSS knowledge and a deep-seated urge to write clean and readable web code. General comfort with software tools and picking up new things from tutorials.
Experience with accessibility and Web standards, and any experience with XHTML, Javascript, Ruby, PHP, or Perl is all a plus. No visual design skills or graphics tools necessary (though they certainly don't hurt), as our front end layout is being created by our user interface designers, so the job will primarily be to implement a design, given pictures of what it should look like.
Estimated Time Involved: 5 hours/week on average.Because of the investment in setup and training time, we ask that you be
willing to give us a year if at all possible!
Other Information: Ideally you will be working with the same setup as the Volunteer Ruby Coders, in which case there will be a steep setup process just to get all the software tools installed on your system and working. However, unlike with the Ruby on Rails coders, this is not as critical, because if this setup isn't feasible for you, you can just create static html and CSS files and hand them over to the Ruby on Rails coders to be integrated into the application. Although that way you don't get the really great fun of seeing your webpages live and working with the database code instantaneously as you write them. *g*
How to Volunteer: Send an email to volunteers@transformativeworks.org or post a comment here. All comments on this post are screened in order to protect the privacy of volunteers providing personal information.
Please include the following information:
Your name (you may provide your real name--please consider what you feel comfortable using inside and outside the organization):
Your email address:
Relevant experience and credentials (fannish and/or real life):
Computer system (hardware -- CPU, RAM, disk space -- and operating system
with version):
Amount of time per week you can contribute:
Length of commitment you can make:
(Optional) What you are particularly interested in working on (if you have a preference):
Your time zone*:
Please put "XHTML/CSS Coder" in the subject line of your email or LJ comment!
Deadline for Application: Ongoing
*For chat scheduling purposes, so the committee can schedule online meetings at a time that's convenient for everyone. You can find your time zone here. Example: GMT -05:00
Anyone can contact the Volunteers & Recruiting committee at any time by commenting on this post (all comments are screened) or sending an email to volunteers@transformativeworks.org
Works With: Naomi Novik -- Accessibility, Design, & Technology.
Description: Do you know HTML and CSS, either really well or want to learn more? Do you like building websites? The OTW is looking for more front end coders! Come and work with our irresistibly enthusiastic team as we bring the Archive of Our Own to life! You'll learn how to create accessible sites compliant with the latest Web standards and best practices, how to use the incredibly cool Scriptaculous Javascript tools and embedded Ruby in your webpages, and how to work with web application coders.
Skills Required: HTML and CSS knowledge and a deep-seated urge to write clean and readable web code. General comfort with software tools and picking up new things from tutorials.
Experience with accessibility and Web standards, and any experience with XHTML, Javascript, Ruby, PHP, or Perl is all a plus. No visual design skills or graphics tools necessary (though they certainly don't hurt), as our front end layout is being created by our user interface designers, so the job will primarily be to implement a design, given pictures of what it should look like.
Estimated Time Involved: 5 hours/week on average.Because of the investment in setup and training time, we ask that you be
willing to give us a year if at all possible!
Other Information: Ideally you will be working with the same setup as the Volunteer Ruby Coders, in which case there will be a steep setup process just to get all the software tools installed on your system and working. However, unlike with the Ruby on Rails coders, this is not as critical, because if this setup isn't feasible for you, you can just create static html and CSS files and hand them over to the Ruby on Rails coders to be integrated into the application. Although that way you don't get the really great fun of seeing your webpages live and working with the database code instantaneously as you write them. *g*
How to Volunteer: Send an email to volunteers@transformativeworks.org or post a comment here. All comments on this post are screened in order to protect the privacy of volunteers providing personal information.
Please include the following information:
Your name (you may provide your real name--please consider what you feel comfortable using inside and outside the organization):
Your email address:
Relevant experience and credentials (fannish and/or real life):
Computer system (hardware -- CPU, RAM, disk space -- and operating system
with version):
Amount of time per week you can contribute:
Length of commitment you can make:
(Optional) What you are particularly interested in working on (if you have a preference):
Your time zone*:
Please put "XHTML/CSS Coder" in the subject line of your email or LJ comment!
Deadline for Application: Ongoing
*For chat scheduling purposes, so the committee can schedule online meetings at a time that's convenient for everyone. You can find your time zone here. Example: GMT -05:00
Anyone can contact the Volunteers & Recruiting committee at any time by commenting on this post (all comments are screened) or sending an email to volunteers@transformativeworks.org