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January 9, 2008
Added by George Kroner, last edited by George Kroner on 10 Jan 2008 02:43 AM
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Reminders:

  • Call for presentations is open for DevCon 2008
    • Suggested topics include: Any project undertaken by an institution, managing a successful open source project, how to get started with development
  • Sign up to help with Open Source Day III being held on the Sunday before DevCon at OSCELOT's web site

Preliminary survey feedback:

  • The survey will close on January 31st. Please consider taking this survey to provide us with feedback
  • The program is headed in a good direction
  • Desire more sample code and fully-populated tutorials. The community is encouraged to assist in content population. How can Blackboard better recognize the efforts of its developers?
  • Desire more opportunities/more structure to collaborate with each other on projects

Areas for improvement:

  • API support can be improved, especially with regards to changes in use/best practices in newer versions
  • Documenting which libraries ship with which versions of the product is recommended
  • More tangible examples of what can be done with Building Blocks/PowerLinks as opposed to only showing code or talking conceptually about functionality

Brainstorming:

  • Can Blackboard provide virtual images for download or a physical server that can be scheduled for testing Building Blocks and PowerLinks on different versions of the software?
  • Can Blackboard invite more developers to participate in the next Beta program? (e-mail ClientPrograms@blackboard.com for more information)
  • Should Blackboard hold a Developer Day at BbWorld Europe in May? Can we support further training efforts in Europe?

Time and format for the next BbDN Office Hours: 

  • Guest speaker/demonstrator to show and talk about a recent or current project (e-mail edugarage@blackboard.com is you are interested)
  • Have a topic/focus for each meeting
  • Vary times so that we can better accommodate a global audience
  • Get the word out
  • The next office hours is scheduled for Wednesday, February 20th at 11 am Eastern time. Click here to register.

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