Gsoc 2016-iit-snk-v1.0
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This document provides information and advice about Google Summer of Code (GSoC). It discusses what GSoC is, how the program works, statistics about past programs, essential deadlines and timelines. It offers tips for selecting a suitable open source project, integrating into the project community, writing a strong application, and succeeding during the program. The document emphasizes skills like communication, accountability, and work ethic as important for standing out as an applicant and participant. Overall it encourages students to start planning early and view GSoC as an opportunity beyond just the summer program.
Gsoc 2016-iit-snk-v1.0
- 1. GSOC 2016 Plan, Execute, Succeed Suranga Nath Kasthurirathne
- 2. Who am I?
- 3. Myself, continued… Part time batch rep (2008 – 2011?) IIT newsletter editor (2012 – 2013) Accepted to grad school: April 2013 …. Graduated from IIT in Aug 2013
- 4. Myself, continued… GSoC Mentor (with OpenMRS) : 2012 to present Google Code-in mentor (with OpenMRS) : 2014 to present GSoC Co-organization Administrator with OpenMRS - 2013 to present Google Code-in Co-organization Administrator with OpenMRS - 2014 to present
- 6. Disclaimer My ideas are my own, but informed by my experience GSoC rules may change; keep your eyes open No guarantee that OpenMRS, or any org, will be selected for GSoC next year
- 7. What we’ll cover What is GSoC ? Essential GSoC FAQ’s Selecting a suitable project Integrating yourself into the community Being a competitive applicant Essential skills Wrapping it up with style
- 9. How GSoC works Student Mentor/s Org Google
- 11. GSoC 2016 13th Oct 2015: program announced 29th Feb: Selected orgs announced 25th March: Application deadline 25th April: Winners announced 23rd May: Coding begins 27th June: Mid term eval. 30th Aug: Results announced https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/tim
- 12. Why GSOC ? Motivation Money (…well, yes) But more importantly ! Opportunity Expertise Recommendations Your FYP
- 13. Excuses IIT students make Its too hard! Its too competitive I’m starting my internship year I’m starting my final year I don’t have enough practical experience Mentors only go for a few specific universities I’m too busy (???)
- 14. My GSoC experience Hatched my plan in 2010 Worked with OpenMRS in 2011 Mentor for OpenMRS in 2012 Admin since 2013 Two mentor summits, 12+ students, one failure
- 15. Pre-Planning Some people don’t understand the importance of starting early. My advice to them is…
- 17. Selecting a project/s What I want to do Vs. What I can do Vs. What I have the opportunity to do https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/projects/list/
- 18. Remember… Select projects to suit your needs Know your weaknesses / strengths Go for the best fit Don't limit yourself to ‘popular’ projects
- 19. Suggestions… Pick projects with a, Active community What is an active community? Track record with mentoring https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RE S/Summer+Of+Code+2015
- 20. Suggestions contd. Aim for one to two organizations Three to four applications Quality over quantity DON’T spam Coming up with your own project ideas…
- 21. Pre-application process Community bonding Mailing lists, Forums and IRC Developer contributions – baby steps
- 22. How to brand yourself Creating a good impression is everything ! Be polite Be helpful Be mature Ask for help, but in the right way
- 23. Are you about to start communicating? Your email id has ‘gangsta’ or ‘angel’ in it Your profile picture is obnoxious or silly A Google search on your name is… sketchy
- 24. Also… RTFM LMGTFY Please and thank you Timezones Some humans are not Sri Lankan!
- 25. Building ties Be a team player Be nice Practice constructive criticism Understand that everyone is important Understand that everyone is busy
- 26. Writing a good proposal Spellchecking tools – use them Discuss your proposal with potential mentors A good proposal is important, but that’s not all what it takes Be open, even with your proposal Cheating in any form wont help
- 27. Common skillsets for every project Communication etiquette Build management tools Issue trackers Being ‘responsible’
- 28. You wont believe this, but… Mentors lurk a lot; they may not respond, but they see what you’ve been doing Finding good students are hard. We’re always looking for them Friendships you build pre-GSoC actually help
- 29. Be an ideal candidate What skills do I consider as essential ? Coding skills are important, but that’s not all Attitude Accountability Communication (coherent/ rapid and meaningful)
- 31. Hi everyone, I was trying out the access Logging module ( https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Access+Logging+Module ) Unfortunately, it seems that the module has not been updated to OMRS 1.8.X. I tried installing it, but ended up with the same error as mentioned by Dimithri here - https://answers.openmrs.org/questions/535/error- in-using-the-module-because-detected-attempt-to-redefine-the- prefix-form I'd wanted to create a ticket for this (and hopefully, also fix it), but I cant seem to find the Access Logging module on the OMRS jira project list. Is there a particular reason this is missing from JIRA, or am I looking in the wrong place ? -- Thanks and Best Regards, XYZ
- 32. Life During GSOC Getting selected is only the start of the battle Be prompt, be truthful Don’t limit your scope to your project Work as hard as you can, because GSOC is one job that really pays off
- 33. Don’t… Make incoherent excuses Vanish without any explanation Be slow in responding to emails Be unprofessional Be lazy
- 34. But most importantly, a word of advice from my old mentor…
- 36. Life after GSOC The end of the GSOC program is the beginning of great opportunity… …If you played your cards right ! Jobs Recommendations Experience working with foreign clients A positive online presence
- 38. Questions
- 39. Thank you ! suranga@openmrs.org/suranga (IRC)
Editor's Notes
- #3: Is there still a part time bacth? There awesome, right? They better be
- #6: Who are you? Which year? SE, I assume Why are we holding this session in Jan?
- #7: If you assume that what I say will always be true, or that org x is going to apply for GSOC 2016, you may be in for a bad time :)
- #15: Talk about dimitri krivenko
- #21: Wy 1-2 orgs and 3-4 apps? Because you don’t have time to work on more.
- #25: (RTFM) Read the fabulous manual
- #37: A positive online presence == try searching for your name online !