[SoC] Welcome to Squeak's Summer of Code!

[stephane ducasse]

If someone wants to co-mentor gwenael there is no problem.

stef

On May 5, 2008, at 8:49 PM, Giovanni Corriga wrote:

> Hello, and welcome to Squeak's Summer of Code!
>
> I apologize for waiting so much before sending this message, but now
> here we are.
>
> As you know, your proposals have been selected for Squeak's Summer of
> Code. Fine, but now what? Here's a list of things you need to know
> and/or do for your SoC project (you probably already know most of  
> them).
>
> Mentors
> Get in contact with your mentor, and discuss and decide how you should
> interact with him during the summer: email, IM, IRC etc. Also, since
> we've plenty of available mentors, we'll be assigning each student a
> second mentor to help him. We're currently in the process of assigning
> them; as soon as we complete the assignment, we'll tell you who  
> shall be
> your second mentor. This second mentor will also act as backup in case
> the first one can't continue mentoring you.
>
> Mailing lists
> Subscribe to the main Squeak mailing lists. These include the  
> Beginners
> and Squeak-dev mailing lists, and are the places where most of the
> Squeak community lives. You should also subscribe to the SoC mailing
> list and to the other mailing lists that your mentor may suggest.
> Almost all mailing lists are hosted on
> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org .
>
> Contact data
> We need to be able to get in touch with you if the need arises. Please
> send a message to me ( giovanni at corriga.net ) with your contact info:
> other email addresses that you check often, IRC and IM contacts,  
> even a
> phone number.
>
> Squeaksource
> Get yourself an account on Squeaksource, if you don't have one.
> Squeaksource ( http://www.squeaksource.com ) is a centralized  
> monticello
> server, with some extra features like web/wiki pages, integration with
> SqueakMap etc. Many of the packages you'll work on have their home on
> Squeaksource.
>
> The tools and the library
> If this is the first time you work with a Smalltalk system, then you
> have to get acquainted with the development tools: code browser,  
> method
> finder, monticello browser, debugger, etc. etc. Also, start to learn  
> the
> structure of the class library.
> Ask you mentors for help on this, and try to develop some small
> applications to get your feet wet in Smalltalk.
>
> Weekly IRC meetings and reports
> During the summer months, we're going to hold a short IRC meeting at  
> the
> beginning of each week. During this meeting we'll quickly go over what
> you've done in the past week, what you're planning to do in the  
> current
> week, what problems you did encounter.
>
> Summer of Squeak Blog
> I've created a blog called Summer of Squeak
> ( http://blog.summer.squeak.org ) that will be used to track your SoC
> projects. I invite you to join the blog and post regularly about your
> work. I'll immediately proceed to add you to the blog.
>
> ESUG Conference
> ESUG (the European Smalltalk User Group) organizes a yearly conference
> of Smalltalk pratictioners. This year's conference will be held in
> Amsterdam from August 23rd to August 29th. Since the conference will  
> be
> held soon after the end of the Summer of Code, it would be cool if the
> students could meet in person. You can apply for a student volunteer  
> job
> at the conference: if you're accepted ESUG will pay your admittance to
> the conference and your accomodations for the days of the  
> conference, in
> exchange for some light work during the conference.
>
> If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to contact your
> mentor or to send a message to this mailing list.
>
> 	Giovanni
>
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