Almost exactly three years ago, I was a junior in high school when I created BBQ FIRST and posted the link to the website on Chief Delphi.
Since then, the website has been upgraded a few times (adding a search bar, automatic data updates, and other small new features). However, as a sophomore in college, I am not able to maintain the website anymore due to other priorities and obligations.
From the beginning of development, I knew that I would eventually not be in charge of the website. Therefore, BBQ FIRST is open source and the free hosting account is not registered under my personal email address.
I would like to assemble a group of people who can maintain the website and continue improving it in the future. If you are a student interested in web development, data, and/or FIRST in general, BBQ FIRST is a great way to improve in these areas. I personally learned a lot from this project, and I hope you do too. I am also open to mentors/adults helping out, as I realize with students there is an inherent turnover factor.
I don’t know what the kids use these days to talk to each other, but I’ve created a Slack for discussing the website. If you want to join the team, just respond to this thread and I’ll send you a PM.
A brief overview of the responsibilities:
- Making sure the website doesn’t break
- Finishing the automatic update features
- Improving the website and adding new and interesting features
Things you will learn:
- PHP
- HTML, CSS
- JavaScript / jQuery
- mySQL databases
- A bunch of other random stuff
Software:
- Notepad++
- FileZilla
- Wampserver
Thanks to everyone who has supported me in working on this project, and to anyone that has helped by reporting errors on the website or suggesting features.