Hi Kathey, I have come up with an initial version of my proposal. It is available at [1]. I would be glad if you could go through it and provide suggestions for improving it.
[1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GdLGvkWvPhDyuw2vDBKOR1B1oZH3Y_R_fJADBlPuiGE/edit Thanks. Nufail On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Katherine Marsden < [email protected]> wrote: > On 4/4/2012 6:24 AM, Tiago Espinha wrote: > > Finally, here's a heads-up to all the students who would like to apply to > this project: the application deadline is on April 6th, meaning you should > get your project proposals submitted before then. > > Be sure to submit an abstract, a description of the tests you're willing > to take on and a schedule for the conclusion of the tests. It is also > important to mention whether you have successfully set up the Derby > environment and whether you managed to compile Derby. I would also > appreciate if the applicants send me (off-list, directly to my e-mail > address) the jars resulting from their compilation. To strengthen your > application I also recommend serious applicants to come to our IRC channel > (#derby @ irc.freenode.net) for an informal and quick interview. > > If you have developed for Derby before and/or created unit tests, please > mention this in your application. > > I am not sure if the process is exactly the same this year. But here is > the scoring criteria for past years. Some things you might not think of > like the interview or indicating how much time you can dedicate count for > a lot. So I suggest you review the scored items and make sure you are > covered. > > http://community.apache.org/mentee-ranking-process.html > > > -- Mohamed Nufail Undergraduate, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Moratuwa. Blog: http://www.nufailm.blogspot.com/
