Builder Video
Manuscript
can be used as a source of inspiration or a direct script when recording the voice-over
Meet GNOME! A modern, elegant desktop with a wide range of apps and high focus on usability. But underneath the surface GNOME is showing its age. Our developer tools on Linux are from the last decade.
Meet Jim. Jim wants to start contributing to free software. Our community is strong and happy to help. But how should Jim begin writing software? As of today, there are too many tools Jim needs to learn first.
Meet Builder - the perfect development environment for Jim.
Builder is an idea of mine. I have decided to quit my job and focus on creating an app from scratch with everything a developer will look for in an developer environment. By integrating GNOME's documentation and platform API with a powerful editor, we can make it easier for people like Jim to contribute. We need new blood for the free software community to grow.
With the funds this fundraiser can provide, I will work full-time on Builder. If we reach $20,000 I can work full-time the next three months and implement Builder's core features. Here's a spotlight of 3 of them.
*Spotlight*
*First Global Search* With global search you can find and open anything you need. Builder will as-you-type find files and documentation. This can even be extended by additional search providers in the future.
*Project Management* Many free software projects uses a combination of tools to manage themselves, also known as autotools. Builder intends to automate the use of most these tools. This will make it easy for anyone to build and manage their projects.
*Auto-comletion and indentation* Builder will have auto-completion for C and C++ languages. To make writing even easier, builder will also provide auto-indentation and API exploration on the fly. Furthermore, Builder will report errors as you type, for your own comfort.
This is just a snippet of the plans for Builder. My attempt to start GNOME University in 2012 showed an overwhelming interesting in having a GNOME development environment. Let's help the next generation getting started developing free software. Let's build Builder.
*Short demo of builder in use, bg music*
git repo of the Blender project
Feedback
"But underneath the surface GNOME is showing its age. Our developer tools on Linux are from the last decade". Would reconsider the sentence, would also definitely use "GNU/Linux" in this context. -OliverPropst
"My attempt to start GNOME University in 2012 showed an overwhelming interesting in having a GNOME development environment". Well technically GNOME have an development environment today, would suggest to state something more specific. -OliverPropst
Maybe its a good idea to add something about Chrstian's background beside the note about GNOME university(and if not in this script I think it should be included on the campaign site) -OliverPropst