Thanks sir for your very valuable comments. Sorry for the late reply. I was
coding for an on campus competition.
I thought a lot and went through a lot on the web. I think I'll write the
application soon and request you to kindly guide me on any changes you
would like to see please.
Thanks a lot.
Siddharth.
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:46 AM, Christopher Sean Morrison
<brl...@mac.com>wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
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