On Mar 25, 2012, at 3:12 AM, Siddharth Bhatia wrote: > I do like the scientific projects and think I can do well there if not the > code reduction because c/c++ and an interest in the respective field are > involved. I am exploring brlcad and discovering that my interests are > increasing. Infact I want to do a project which actually is extremely useful > for the software.
Just about everything on our ideas page would be "extremely useful" so maybe try to focus on what maybe excites you. > On a personal note, should I apply for an easy or a difficult scientific > project? That, as you noted, is a personal decision. You're the only person to decide that. The difficulty doesn't usually affect your chances of acceptance unless we simply don't feel you have the skills to do what you are proposing. It's best to be realistic, not optimistic, when it comes to scoping your project. Developers underestimate time. > Also can you briefly tell me what the Automated exploded view tool project is > all about? Probably not. At least, not any more briefly than is already described on the wiki. > Where do you think it is easier for a first year student to get a project. I > am ready to learn whatever I might not have experience in. It's easiest for any student to "get a project" by not so much focusing on the project itself, but by growing a genuine interest in open source. If it's just going to be a summer job experience for you, then it's a lot harder to demonstrate that you're actually excited about the project you're proposing. We don't care so much about your experience as we do your genuine interest in open source and BRL-CAD. Think of it like planting a tree garden. If planting trees is not interesting to you, then you'd have trouble proposing projects on how to improve the garden. If you love working with your hands in dirt and already spend weekends planting flowers, then it's really easy to be excited about planting trees. How do you demonstrate that excitement? You plant more trees! :) BRL-CAD is a really huge code garden. Cheers! Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Developer mailing list brlcad-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel
