Re: [boost] Fwd: Projects for GSoC 2020

On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 11:28, degski wrote:

On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 04:10, Mateusz Loskot via Boost wrote:

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On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 07:13, dim131 via Boost wrote:

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My name is Dimitris. I have implemented several advanced algorithms and data structures in the past, so I would be quite interested in the project (perhaps even outside GSOC). Is there a mentor available for this?

You are late, but perhaps not too late. But you seem to have no idea which Boost library to contribute to and which Boost GSoC project you want to develop. So, you need to hurry up!

Dive into this https://lists.boost.org/boost-users/2020/02/90268.php and read *all* references there, all of it.

Next, read all material here https://github.com/boostorg/wiki/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code%3A-Overview

Then, find which Boost library (project) you want to contribute https://github.com/boostorg/wiki/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code%3A-2020 Get in touch/discuss with potential mentors. I suggest via the mailing list, here or library specific (https://lists.boost.org/), instead of privately as we are an open source project, after all.

Finally, work on your - project proposal - competency test solution - submit both according to the official GSoC guidelines

I admire your efforts, imo these kind of submissions already fail a major [maybe the most important one] competency test, that is to do independent research.

I don't disagree. I've been a bad cop too often though. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net