How to navigate and make progress ?
What do I do days before a hackday or workshop ?
Come prepared with your laptop setup with the environment necessary for the day.
- Check for minimum hardware / OS platform / software requirements
- Download supporting software
- Build or download Virtual machines
- Build or download Docker images
- Check if the VM works or the Docker image works
- Check if the OpenJDK build works
Look at How to prepare before attending a hackday or workshop? for detailed explanation of the above points.
If this does not apply to you or you have already done this, please check the below sections.
How to setup the environment on your machine on the day ?
After you have been through What do I do days before a hackday or workshop ?, see How to setup the environment on your machine on the day ?.
If this does not apply to you or you have already done this, please check the below sections.
I'm a student / progressional beginner, new to Adopt OpenJDK, want to learn, never been to OpenJDK hackdays before, where do I start ?
Look a the Beginners level steps.
I'm a student / professional, a bit new to Adopt OpenJDK, been to OpenJDK hackdays before, where do I continue from ?
Look a the Intermediate level steps.
I'm an expert / very regular at Adopt OpenJDK hackdays, know a lot about tech/Java/JVM/OpenJDK, what do you have for me ?
Look a the Advanced level steps.
I find time at home and have the bandwidth I need, how best can take advantages of this situation ? Or what do I after I have finished attending a hackday or workshop.
Look at what you should do to make best use of your time to learn.
I know things that I want to share, and would like to contribute to this book ?
Have a look at How to contribute to this book and How to contribute to Adopt OpenJDK and OpenJDK ?