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Author: Paulo Motta <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 8 22:14:52 2021 -0300
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+layout: post
+title: "Join Apache Cassandra for Google Summer of Code 2021"
+date: 2021-03-09
+author: Paulo Motta
+categories: blog
+excerpt: Getting involved with Apache Cassandra @ Google Summer of Code 2021
+---
+
+<p align="center">
+ <img
src="https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/resources/downloads/GSoC-logo-horizontal-800.png";
style="width:40%;"/>
+</p>
+
+I have been involved with Apache Cassandra for the past eight years, and I'm
very proud to mention that my open source journey started a little more than a
decade ago during my participation at the Google Summer of Code (GSoC).
+
+GSoC is a program sponsored by Google to promote open source development,
where post-secondary students submit project proposals to open source
organizations. Selected students receive community mentorship and a stipend
from Google to work on the project for ten weeks during the northern hemisphere
summer. Over 16,000 students from 111 countries have participated so far! More
details about the program can be found on the [official GSoC
website](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/).
+
+The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has been a [GSoC mentor
organization](https://community.apache.org/gsoc.html) since the beginning of
the program 17 years ago. The ASF acts as an "umbrella" organization, which
means that students can submit project proposals to any subproject within the
ASF. Apache Cassandra mentored a successful GSoC project in
[2016](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2016/projects/5429448547500032/)
and we are participating again this year. The applicatio [...]
+
+### How to Get Involved
+
+#### Getting Started
+
+The best way to get started if you're new to Apache Cassandra is to get
acquainted by reading the
[documentation](https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/) and setting up a
local [development
environment](https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/development/ide.html).
Play around with a locally running instance via
[cqlsh](https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/tools/cqlsh.html?highlight=cqlsh)
and
[nodetool](https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/tools/nodetool/nodetool.html)
to get a [...]
+
+#### GSoC Project Ideas
+
+Once you have a basic understanding of how the project works, browse the [GSoC
ideas
list](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-16456?jql=labels%20%3D%20gsoc2021%20AND%20project%20%3D%20Cassandra)
to select ideas that you are interested in working on. Browse the
[codebase](https://github.com/apache/cassandra/) to identify components related
to the idea you picked. You are welcome to propose other projects if they’re
not on the ideas list.
+
+#### Writing a proposal
+
+Write a message on the JIRA ticket introducing yourself and demonstrating your
interest in working on that particular idea. Sketch a quick proposal on how you
plan to tackle the problem and share it with the community for feedback. If you
don't know where to start, don't hesitate to ask for help!
+
+#### Useful Resources
+
+There are many good resources on the web on preparing for GSoC, particularly
the [ASF GSoC Guide](https://community.apache.org/gsoc.html) and the Python
community notes on [GSoC
expectations](https://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode/Expectations). The best
GSoC students are self-motivated and proactive, and following the tips above
should increase your chances of getting selected and delivering your project
successfully. Good luck!
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