TPF to Participe in Google Code-In
Tue, 16-Nov-2010 by
Karen Pauley
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_Jonathan Leto writes:_
I'm excited to announce that "Parrot Foundation":http://parrot.org/ and "The Perl Foundation":http://perlfoundation.org/ have been accepted as "organizations in Google Code-In 2010":http://socghop.appspot.com/gci/org/show/google/gci2010/parrot_perl_foundations!
"Google Code-In":http://socghop.appspot.com/gci/program/home/google/gci2010 is a contest, similar to "Google Summer of Code":http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/program/home/google/gsoc2010, where Google pays students aged 13-18 to do tasks designed by open source communities, while learning about open source. Google pays for the work to be done, and we get new members to our communities, while students learn useful skills. It is a big win for everyone.
In 2010, Google Summer of Code was a great success for Perl and Parrot. We got "amazing new features in Parrot, Perl 5 and Perl 6":http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2010/10/perl-and-parrot-spread-open-source-love.html . In 2009, we had "similarly spectacular results":http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/10/perls-of-wisdom-perl-foundation-parrots.html.
For the students, the benefits are huge. They get mentored by some of the best minds in open source and get "street cred" in the community. This contest also acts as a stepping stone for Google Summer of Code, so students that excel at Code-In will most likely be sought after for future Google Summer of Code involvement. It's also fantastic experience to put on a résumé. I see many Google Summer of Code students get snapped up by respected companies, or accepted to prestigious academic institutions.
The more well-documented tasks we have before that, the more students we will have the potential to attract. I can attest that these kind of contests attract some of the smartest students in the world, so the Perl and Parrot communities have much to gain by being involved.
I expect great results for Code-In as well, but we need your help. The Google Code-In contest opens up for students on:
bq. **November 22, 2010 at 12:00 AM Pacific Time / 08:00 UTC.**
How Can You Get Involved?
* **Add a task to our** "task list.":http://trac.parrot.org/parrot/wiki/GoogleCodeIn2010Tasks There is a template that you can copy and paste, as well as many examples. Any task related to Perl 5, Perl 6 or Parrot is fair game.
* **Improve the description of an existing task**. The more specific a task and the more documentation and links you provide, the easier it is for a student to choose and complete a task.
* **Volunteer to mentor a student on a task**. You apply to be a mentor "here":http://socghop.appspot.com/gci/org/apply_mentor/google/gci2010. Please join the "tpf-gsoc-students":https://groups.google.com/group/tpf-gsoc-students mailing list and introduce yourself. Provide a brief description of why you are interested when you sign up, so we know you aren't a bot :) Please also join the #gci channel on "irc.perl.org":http://www.irc.perl.org/.
* **Tell potential students about Google Code-In and how we are involved**. Here is a link to the "timeline":http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2010/faqs#actual_timeline and "FAQ":http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2010/faqs that you can send them, as well as "flyers":http://code.google.com/p/google-code-in/downloads/list to post.
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