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Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by cl42 » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 4:57 PM UTC

commodorepet wrote: post #45

I took part in GSoC in 2007, it change my whole life. Coming from Eastern Europe and with very little English it exposed me to experienced engineers from Silicon Valley that I would never think to contact. That lead to an internship at NASA a year after, and those references lead to a Ph.D. from Ivy League and a career in AI. That short acceptance letter turned to my life upside down and I can't be more grateful that…

GSoC 2005 (I think) checking in, too!

Worked on building an R plugin for OpenOffice, so you can use the spreadsheet as an interface to R.

Also my first time working with professional software engineers and codebase. So much fun.

Amazing what a great program this continues to be!

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by klysm » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 5:13 PM UTC

ancieque wrote: post #38

GSoC is a remnant of the old Google. Glad to see it is still there.

shhhhh don't tell them or it may get vanished

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by indrora » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:11 PM UTC

gabanutrition wrote: post #55

em-bee wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it's now open to anyone who is not already an active FOSS contributor. and yes, it does sound like a great way to start a new hobby for your retirement days.

I've been contributing to FOSS once in a while, but I don't considered myself an active one. I want to be one tho. Can I still participate?

This comes up in the mentors list like clockwork. A tiny patch here or there won't hurt your chances of getting your proposal looked at. In fact, some projects required extensive participation before accepting students, though I think that has settled down in recent years now that the requirement went from "student" to "New in Open Source contributions"

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by danjoredd » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:27 PM UTC

Can I still take part in Summer of Code even though I have graduated college? When I graduated in December 2020 I did a bit of Help Desk work and then moved on to be a Systems Analyst, but I have been thinking pretty heavily on switching over to being a software engineer. Having this on my resume would absolutely help my prospects

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by codexb » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 8:17 PM UTC

OMG, I can't believe Plone is still kicking. God, please, nobody work on that. It doesn't need to exist any longer.

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by em-bee » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 8:34 PM UTC

codexb wrote: post #65

OMG, I can't believe Plone is still kicking. God, please, nobody work on that. It doesn't need to exist any longer.

why? it's no worse than drupal or any other CMS.

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by PartiallyTyped » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 9:39 PM UTC

em-bee wrote: post #52

timmg wrote: post #50

Dumb question: is this only meant for students/non-professionals? It seems like a fun thing to do in retirement :)

it's now open to anyone who is not already an active FOSS contributor. and yes, it does sound like a great way to start a new hobby for your retirement days.

According to the FAQ, you are not allowed if you are an _experienced_ professional.

When is somebody an "experienced" professional? 1 yoe? 2 yoe?

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by lurker919 » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 9:48 PM UTC

GSOC brings up so many emotions in me. 2 years of rejection at the proposal stage made my heart shrivel and weep as much as any ex-lover. The yearly ritual of going through the orgs and projects felt like ruffling through presents under a Christmas tree. My first acceptance in 2015 gave me joy, fame, glory among peers and immeasurable confidence. If only real world jobs could be as joyful.

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by boomanaiden154 » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 10:14 PM UTC

I participated in Google Summer of Code last year and had an amazing experience. I was able to work on an awesome project (ML for replacing heuristics in LLVM), met a ton of amazing people that I otherwise wouldn't have come across, and gained a ton of SE experience, all while getting paid for it (something that might not have been an option outside of GSoC for someone fresh out of high school).

I now have an internship lined up for the summer due to the connections that I made and am working in a pretty exciting area of research. GSoC might have completely changed what I'll be doing in the future and definitely was an amazing opportunity. I'm signed up as a mentor this year, so hopefully I can help provide some of that experience to someone else.

Re: Google Summer of Code 2023

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Post by rationalfaith » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 11:47 PM UTC

commodorepet wrote: post #45

I took part in GSoC in 2007, it change my whole life. Coming from Eastern Europe and with very little English it exposed me to experienced engineers from Silicon Valley that I would never think to contact. That lead to an internship at NASA a year after, and those references lead to a Ph.D. from Ivy League and a career in AI. That short acceptance letter turned to my life upside down and I can't be more grateful that…

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