SoC March 2007

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A better software localization support for Squeak
by jchauvea＠etu.info.unicaen.fr 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

Hello, I'm a french student who would like to do the Google Summer Of Code 2007, That's why I mail you this Squeak project application. This project title is "A better software localization support for Squeak". Every suggestion is welcome. Regards. Jérôme Chauveau A better software localization support for Squeak -------------------------- Project -------------------------- Squeak is an open-source multi-media Smalltalk flavor available on several platforms. Since the 3.8 version, Squeak is obtainable in several languages : english, german, french, spanish, japanese, ... To achieve that, a framework of application has been developed by Ohshima Yoshiki (View Point Research Institute) that allows to translate each english sentence of the interface, as well as UI tools to ease the translation task. The current translation framework still suffers from several drawbacks that we would like to solve in this project with a more modular approach. Moreover, the translation model is still rather rudimentary. The available translations are dispersed among the various versions of Squeak: 3.9, SqueakLand, OLPC, Croquet, ...A better software localization support should be a real improvement for Squeak. Work will be achieved in collaboration with the squeak-dev mailing list in order to define the needs and the solutions. Work will have to be published on SqueakSource regularly and I will have to submit reports on the mailing list. -------------------------- Implementation -------------------------- This project is about designing a proposal for a better software localization support for Squeak: Currently, the model is really simple: Each associated sentences with the key word 'translated' are translated from a suitable dictionary for the selected language. * In order to solve the dispersed translation problem, one solution could be to have a central repository for all the translations. In this way, all Squeak versions will use the same translation dictionary. * The non-modularity of the system comes from the fact that the translation is done inside the whole image and not for each package. To improve this system, the translation has to be done on a component instead of the complete Squeak image. Having all language translations in the image appears to be bad. Moreover, this project is concentrated on the model, the graphical interface part could be done in an other project. * One problem of the current implementation is that the key to find the sentence in the dictionary is the english sentence. It would be better to use an independant langage key. * 'GetText'is the GNU internationalization (i18n) data format which is used for writing multilingual programs. This mechanism appears to be really good and could be used in this case. * It could be good to improve the dictionary in order to have a depending context culture translation instead of a simple sentence for sentence one. For example, colour meanings are different from a culture to another. In the same way, the word order or singular/plural changes from a language to another. * It is necessary to envisage tools to also convert the existing translations in the new model. -------------------------- Benefits to the community -------------------------- Squeak is a very good tool for beginner developpers, but the translation gap is often a problem for students that are not fluent in english. Although Squeak is now available in several languages, the rudimentary translation model (sentence for sentence) is not satisfying enough. A multi-language platform becomes accessible by all and becomes thus increasingly popular only if the translation model is good. Moreover, Squeak is integrated in theOLPC's project, that is why a good localization support (and more especially Squeak's EToys which will be used by children) appears to be essential. -------------------------- Schedule -------------------------- The first part of work will consist in a study of the current Squeak translation system, then the next task is to examine the multilingual support used in other versions of Smalltalk like VisualWorks, or in other programming languages like Java, Python and Ruby. At the next stage, a proposal will be made with a first Squeak prototype. I will adopt a test driven development approach for his work. -------------------------- About me -------------------------- My name is Jérôme Chauveau, and I am a 22-year old student at Caen University in Calvados, France. I am studying for a Computer Science Master's Degree. I think that my profile would be interesting for this project for two main reasons. First, I have learned to use the Squeak Environnement during my Higher National Diploma where I have programmed with this platform. Secondly,this year, I took an option named "Computational Linguistic" where I am learning how to translate texts and applications in multiple languages. I think that nowadays translation processing is an important stake for an application such as Squeak. I am well-motivated to take part to this spot because I think that Squeak deserves to be used by more and more people and programmers.

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Squeak SoC: Enhance Refactoring and eCompletion engines to deal with Traits
by Juraj Kubelka 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

Hi, There is my second proposal for student application. Every suggestion is welcome. Thank you in advance. Juraj ===================================== + Title/Summary: Enhance Refactoring and eCompletion engines to deal with Traits + Organization: Squeak ****** Project Introduction Traits is new technique how to reuse code and comes without disadvantages of multiple inheritance or Mixins. For full adoption by developers it is necessary to offer tools to manage it. Currently, Squeak has great Refactoring Engine and eCompletion Engine. Unfortunateli both of them do not deal with Traits. But for Traits adoption it is necessary to offer rich features for Trait management. This project will extend both engines to support Traits. Both engines are available as plugin to OmniBrowser, a recommended framework for Squeak tools. So after Traits adoption it will be possible to use them in current IDEs. ****** Benefits to the community Squeak is a very good environment for developers, but there is a lack of solid development tool. OmniBrowser is new framework for Squeak that could get off this situation. It is recommended for creating tools in Squeak, and Refactoring Engine and eCompletion Engine are already adopted. This project will extend Refactoring Engine and eCompletion Engine in order to deal with Traits. It helps to adopt Traits by developers with using other useful features like refactoring or code completion. ****** Schedule 1. Learn period + Define features necessary to extend Refactoring Engine and make list of them. + Define features necessary to extend eCompletion Engine and make list of them. + Learn OmniBrowser framework, Traits implementation, Refactoring Engine, eCompletion Engine and OmniBrowser plugin system. 1. Middle period + Work on Refactoring Engine features. 2. Last period + Work on eCompletion Engine features. + Two weeks for testing, debugging, and release. ****** About me My name is Juraj Kubelka. I am a PhD student at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic. I am interested in object oriented development and object oriented methodologies. Although I have little experience in Squeak, I am very interested in it. There is a lot of really good frameworks already implemented. This project is good challenge for me to improve my abilities in Squeak and especially participate in such great community. I would like to also adopt Squeak in our schools. I hope there will be also big Squeak community sometime in the Czech Republic.

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Squeak SoC: TratisOmniBrowser features in the plain OmniBrowser
by Juraj Kubelka 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

Hi, I have a proposal for student application. Every suggestion is welcome. Thank you in advance. Juraj =============================== + Title/Summary: TratisOmniBrowser features in the plain OmniBrowser + Organization: Squeak ****** Project Introduction Traits is new technique how to reuse code and comes without disadvantages of multiple inheritance or Mixins. For full adoption by developers it is necessary to offer management tools. TraitsOmniBrowser is the tool, but it does not offer other useful features. Currently, Squeak has thousands of System Browsers. TraitsOmniBrowser is another one which does not have the refactoring for example. The refactoring Browser is great but outdated and it is not possible to enhance it because it is not based on solid framework. The other browsers come with usually one great feature but it is not possible to use all of the features in one System Browser. Since OmniBrowser framework there are significant efforts to port all great features to one browser by plugin system. The intention of this project is to follow the way and transform TraitsOmniBrowser features into OmniBrowser plugin. ****** Benefits to the community Squeak is a very good environment for developers, but there is a lack of solid development tool. OmniBrowser is new framework for Squeak that could get off this situation. It is recommended for creating tools in Squeak, but it is new and it has not been fully adopted yet. This project will transform TraitsOmniBrowser features into OmniBrowser plugin, an extension of plain OmniBrowser. It helps to adopt Traits by developers together with using other useful features like refactoring or code completion. ****** Schedule 1. Learn period + Investigate TraitsOmniBrowser features and make list of features I will transform during the middle period and what during the last period. + Learn OmniBrowser framework, Traits implementation and OmniBrowser plugin system. 1. Middle period + Work on transformation of decided features. 2. Last period + Work on transformation of decided features. + Two weeks for testing, debugging, and release. ****** About me My name is Juraj Kubelka. I am a PhD student at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic. I am interested in object oriented development and object oriented methodologies. Although I have little experience in Squeak, I am very interested in it. There is a lot of really good frameworks already implemented. This project is good challenge for me to improve my abilities in Squeak and especially participate in such great community. I would like to also adopt Squeak in our schools. I hope there will be also big Squeak community sometime in the Czech Republic.

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Re: [SoC] [Application] Squeak Tools Restructuring
by Matthew Fulmer 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

I submitted an application for the Squeak Tools restructuring project. My application is on the swiki: http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/5759 It has a separate focus than Juraj's application, so we could both potentially work on the same project. -- Matthew Fulmer -- http://mtfulmer.wordpress.com/ Help improve Squeak Documentation: http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/808

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A better software localization support for Squeak
by jchauvea＠etu.info.unicaen.fr 24 Mar '07

24 Mar '07

Hello, I'm a french student who would like to do the Google Summer Of Code 2007, That's why I mail you this Squeak project application. Every suggestion is welcome. Regards. Jérôme Chauveau

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Duplicate and overlapping projects
by andrew morton 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Based on a couple of things I'd read in the mailing list archive about overlapping project idea, I wanted to bring one answer from Google's SoC FAQ to everyone's attention: "What happens if two students are accepted to work on the same project, e.g. from an organization's "Ideas" list? That's fine, a little duplication is par for the course in open source." http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60314 [Sorry if this ends up double posting, I'd originally sent it from an address that isn't subscribed to the list.]

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Squeak Summer of Code flyer
by Giovanni Corriga 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Hi all, I've created a simple flyer for Squeak's Summer of Code project. If you can, would you mind printing some copies of the official Google flyer and of the Squeak one, and distribute them around your campus? You may found links to both flyers at http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/SummerOfCode . Thanks, Giovanni

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Duplicate and overlapping projects
by andrew morton 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

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Summer of Code: 3 days left for the student applications
by Giovanni Corriga 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Hi all, this is a friendly reminder to all the students interested in applying for the Google Summer of Code program. Remember that the deadline is Monday 26th (actually, Tuesday 27th at 00:00 UTC). This gives you a little more than 3 days for submitting your application, so if you haven't submitted one yet, you should hurry up! Giovanni

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Applications submitted
by Damien Cassou 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Hi, I've just submitted my 2 applications. Bye -- Damien Cassou

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