Hello dear Airflow community, Apache Software Foundattion has been officially accepted as a Google Summer of Code organisation and if you would have an idea for a project, that could be done by participants of the GSOC - there is still time to volunteer and add some project that you would like to run.
Mentoring in GSOC is really something that is best suited for committers who have some small-ish projects in mind, with clear ideas of what needs to be done. These projects should not require extensive Airflow knowledge from those participants, and failure to complete them should not be critical, although completion would be beneficial. Mentoring usually requires some time, but not much - and I personally would say - this is a very rewarding experience. I've personally gained many friendships from mentorships I've done, people grew when I was mentoring them and I have tear-shedding stories about some of the mentorships I run. This includes a talk at Community Over Code where my mentee from Peru (and a few other PMC members' mentees) described her story: she went from being low and depressed while supporting her mother to becoming an experienced developer advocate with good job and great stability—on a UK talent visa. At the end of the talk she thanked her mother for supporting her—she brought her mother to the conference and her mother witnessed the talk in person. Those are things you can't buy with money, or learn, you need to experience them and let them happen. And for that you need to give it a chance. So if you would like to participate, submit your project here and read more about GSOC: https://community.apache.org/gsoc/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html Also, for those who would like to be mentors, I offer something myself. Since I've been a mentor quite a few times, I am super happy to help new mentors. I volunteer to "mentor the mentors" and am happy to privately discuss and meet with those who want to take on mentorship and help them become great mentors. Also maybe other past mentors would join me in that. We had quite a few mentors in various past programs, and I am sure their experience is similar to mine. J. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
