On Sun, 20 Nov 2022 at 21:15, Ruben Perez via Boost
I've never participated in GSoC before but may be interested in mentoring. I was thinking in an Asio-based postgres connection (as we've done with MySQL). how does GSoC work?
Well, Boost participation does not differ to a regular GSoC one, we follow all the rules and timeline https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline https://github.com/boostorg/wiki/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code%3A-Overview
How much time does it take for mentors?
It varies, it depends on a project and a student, https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/setting-expectations#project-size... I recommend skimming through all the official guides https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/
Is a new project like this adequate for the event?
AFAIR, we have agreed within Boost that a new library is not a good project for GSoS, and for variety of reasons. It may be a success, but you may also shoot yourself in a foot mentoring a student who you likely don't know professionally. GSoC is not a trivial work for both, mentors and students. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net