Re: [boost] [gsoc18] Boost.Detour & Mentor Search

Subject: Re: [boost] [gsoc18] Boost.Detour & Mentor Search
From: David Bellot (david.bellot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-03-14 12:40:42

Hi Michael,

as it is a new project in Boost, ideally you want to write a first draft
proposal and submit it to this list too (via a link please, do not attach
document).

I'm sure someone would be interested in mentoring for GSoC especially if
the idea is brilliantly explained.
As we have a few days left before submission to Google, I encourage you to
start working on it right now.

Cheers,
David

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Michael Kiros via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm a C++ developer and have been developing in C++ for over 6 years now in
> my personal time. I wanted to accomplish two things with this post:
>
>    1. Propose the idea of boost::detour
>    2. Find a mentor in the process
>
> Boost.Detour is not something new that I'd like to implement but a concept
> in programming that I have been using for a very long time now and would
> love to have it easily accessible with the inclusion of a simple
> <boost/detour.hpp>. The idea is to have function hooking easily accessible
> to everyone using C++. Though it may seem like a niche feature, function
> hooking is more commonly used than most people think (e.g. modifying
> binaries after compilation for feature addition, reverse engineering
> proprietary software). It's a beautiful concept when you see it working.
>
> In the process I need a mentor to guide me through the process of putting
> down my ideas to paper and implementing them according to the standards
> that Boost holds. This includes replacing components from my library with
> Boost concepts (e.g. boost::process).
>
> I'm also a student at Texas Tech University studying Computer Science.
>
> Can't wait to hear from someone.
>
> Michael
>
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