Welcome to our beta!
First off, we've arranged a few ways for you to reach out for support:
- The Facebook group (request to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/versalgadgetdevelopers/
- The HipChat room (live support/discussions): http://www.hipchat.com/gDg353d8w
- The IRC channel: chat.freenode.net #versal
- The Google group (you are already in it): gadgetdevelopers@versal.com or https://groups.google.com/a/versal.com/forum/#!forum/gadgetdevelopers
We're also available for 1-on-1 support if you need or want it. Just let us know what a good time is and we'll arrange for an engineer to work with you in person or via phone/email/chat. (email Mike for help)
And now the fun part! The starting point in developing, testing, sandboxing, and ultimately publishing your first gadget on the Versal platform is here:
https://github.com/Versal/gadget-dev-intro.
Once accepted, your gadget(s) will be available to thousands of course authors around the world, just like all other Versal gadgets. Not only that, your gadgets will serve as an example and a reference for future invitees and ultimately to hundreds of developers who are waiting for the public launch of the Versal gadget ecosystem later this year.
While the system is still in beta, we hope your experience with it is positive and rewarding. Your initial--and continuous--feedback is extremely important to us. We’ll do anything and everything possible to support you, and only ask that you don’t hold back any and all criticism, suggestions, comments, ideas, or any other contributions.
Last but not least: here are a few ideas for new gadgets that came out of a company-wide discussion we held at Versal last week. Totally up to you to decide which gadget will be your first. The list below is no more than a suggestion:
- Interactive periodic table
- JavaScript Codecademy-style gadget
- Git workflow simulation
- Calendar with reminders
- Analog clock to teach kids to tell time
- Calculator
- Physics sandbox (Angry Birds, anyone?)
- Paint gadget
- Arduino gadget
- Note taker
- Checklist
- Timer
- Google Earth
Thanks again for joining our private beta program. We are very excited to see and interact with the wonderful gadgets you are about to make!