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Summer of Code 2006 is On

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the go-make-a-name dept.

chrisd writes "The Summer of Code is officially on again this year. As of today, we're taking in applications from mentoring organizations, so watch that list of mentoring organizations grow! Then, starting May 1st, we'll start taking student applications. We've prepared two FAQs, one for Mentors and one for Students. We've also have created an IRC channel and Google Group for you. The website for the Summer of Code can be found at http://code.google.com/soc/."

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  1. Just What I was Hoping For. by WeAzElMaN · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was too young to participate in the competition last year, but I've been hoping against hope that the SOC would happen again this year.

    Count me in, in other words.

    I really think it's great that Google's taken this step to advocating Open Source among the future of software development (ie, students). It's exciting and a ton of great Open Source groups benefit from the fruits of these kids' labors.

    Kudos to you, Google.

  2. What happened to all last years projects? by SeaFox · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think it would be nice to find out what ultimately became of all the work done on last summer's coding. Voice/Video support for Gaim was one of the Summer of Code projects last year, and it's still a feature being pushed further into the roadmap.

    1. Re:What happened to all last years projects? by Sdoh · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Happened to work with one of the products of last "Summer of Code" (no fingerpointing). Raw, unfinished, bad coding, no docs. Ended up delegating it to one of my friends in one of the 3rd world country. He wrote it from scratch in 4 weeks for $300.

      I guess the value of "Summer of Code" is mostly educational.

  3. Re:Dear Students, by Noishe · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes, students, spend your summer working in a greasy McDonalds getting the worlds largest pimple collection, instead of spending it doing something fun and challenging with flexible hours and working from home while doing something good for the state of humanity.

  4. Re:Dear Students, by VJ42 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    On the other hand, it's good practice, and if you do well it looks great on your CV

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  5. Oh so close... by masterzora · · Score: 3, Interesting
    This is something I was hoping to do. Certainly better pay and more fun than my current job! Unfortunately, I fall short on a _single_ eligibility requirement: age.

    Oh well, there's always next year.

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  6. I feel left out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Damn, they still have the silly restriction as last year. What about us around age 18-22 who are not yet in university because we have taken a year of in mums basement - so we can work on our own projects?

  7. Winter of code? by miro+f · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The summer of code would be great if it was actually on during the summer, and I didn't have university to worry about.

    damn Aussie seasons

    I don't suppose there's any chance of a Google "Winter of Code"

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  8. Re:Dear Students, by JanneM · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Spend your summers doing stuff other than coding. Get a job working outside or at Mac Donalds. Once you graduate and spend your days coding, you'll wish you did. You have years of 'summers of code' ahead - at your job. Try something else while you have the chance.

    Of course, once you graduate you compete for jobs with people that did things like Summer of Code or interned at future employers rather than pulling weeds or slinging burgers. Which means that those burger-cooking skills might come in handy after graduation as well.

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