Hello and welcome to the Northampton Computer Club website repository! The NCC Computer Club Website repository is the perfect training ground for students of computer science, web development/design, infosec, CIS, networking systems technology, application development, and system administration who want to build something real for themselves and the community.
We students of Northampton's computer and information technology sector learn many skills in our studies, but we sometimes struggle to find practical applications for said skills outside of the classroom. Our goal is to create a website that emphasises the accomplishments of our organization, connects students, and promotes our members to potential employers and other outside organizations, while providing an ongoing project for all future members.
Members of the Computer Club should plan to keep this website updated each year with club news, potential projects, competition opportunities, etc. Most importantly, members need to ensure that the website stays compatible with SEO standards and browser updates, as well as maintaining the domain and servers that host the website.
The NCC Computer Club Website repo is run entirely by the members of the club, with various tasks requiring sustantially different skill sets; this means that the full cooperation of the club's members is vital for its maintenance. Though the specifics of each student's chosen field of study will differ– and even students in the same field will have their own specialties– we hope that our members learn from each other and diversify thier skill sets.
All work done for the website will be committed to this repo. Anyone added here will be able fork the repo, make commits, and create PRs (pull requests).
Members who would like to contribute to the repo need to be directly added by the NCC Computer Club Website project lead. Please provide the lead with your GitHub username and a short explanation of how you want to contribute to the website so that you can be added to the repo.
In order to maintain an orderly project workflow, a few standards will be set in place for commiting and creating PRs. Take a look at the contribution guidelines as well as the developer guidlines.
GitHub repositories provide various tabs that make collaboration easier for contributors. Please use them accordingly:
We will use the issues tab to declare new features, assign tasks, and bring attention to bugs. Either individual members or teams can be assigned to each issue. Once an issue is claimed, no other member may contribute to it until the issue is either taken care of, or unassigned and reopend. Only administrators may open issues and assign them to members.
The discussions tab can be used by any member who has access to the repository. This is the place for general questions, concerns, and ideas. Just make sure all discussions are topical.
Within the Discussions menu, there is a tab for Announcements. Be on the lookout for administrative announcements which include regular updates and need-to-knows. There is also a Task Board for assigning general to-dos to project teams, individuals, or the club as a whole.