On 19.05.2010 Sean Bartell wrote: > I was looking for something to do over the summer, and the mentoring > program looked like a good choice. I've recently developed an interest > in filesystems and NoSQL databases, so I'm interested in working on > CouchDB or Hadoop. So far, I've messed around with CouchDB and submitted > a small patch for a bug. Is one of these projects a better candidate for > mentoring, or should I keep looking into both?
I'd say that depends mostly on your own preference - namely in terms of programming language, the topics you are interested in. Usually it is easiest to get active at a project that you are actually using yourself. From your e-mail I conclude that you have some experience with CouchDB already. As for Hadoop: Did you have a look at the code base or the open issues in JIRA already? I guess you might want to have a closer look at the HDFS or HBase stuff. > Also, if I decide I want to work on one, is that project's mailing list the > right place to ask for project ideas? You might want to have a look at JIRA first - search for open issues you are interested in working on, there might be some issues marked as suitable for GSoC students. Those might be interesting for you as well. Going to the mailing lists and just asking for ideas of course is an idea as well. However working on Mahout and dealing with students there as well, I have the impression that students tend to be more successful when not told what to do but when choosing their tasks themselves. Isabel
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