Re: GSoC 2023

From: Pranam Lashkari (plashkari628_at_[hidden])
Date: 2022-11-21 08:19:44

On Mon, 21 Nov 2022 at 13:25, Mateusz Loskot via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
> > 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.
>

I agree with this. I have been a GSoC student who tried to introduce a new
library and have also been a mentor of that library and an existing
library. A new library requires a lot of work beyond GSoC and due to lack
of time and other various reasons students may be unable to finish it. A
student may complete the target of GSoC and make it a successful GSoC
project but after that, the progress maybe be stalled and it may be a
failed library. So a project which can be finished completely inside the
GSoC window is a good choice IMHO.

-- 
Thank you,
Pranam Lashkari, https://lpranam.github.io/