Good point. Does anyone have any other suggestions for some Ignite-related projects we can propose?
D. On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Alexey Kuznetsov <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a thought: there also a Google Summer of Code (we are late this year). > We could participate next year. > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I think it's a great idea (thanks Roman!). > > > > I can think of a couple cool projects already: > > > > - Implement JPA EntityManager for Ignite (as well as Hibernate flavor of > > it) > > - Make IGFS (Ignite File System) mountable on Linux via Fuse > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > D. > > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Roman Shaposhnik <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > FYI. If anybody would want to drive this (personally > > > I'm way out of cycles to commit to that) I think it could > > > be a good way to spur some potential community growth. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Roman. > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Steven Hathaway <[email protected]> > > > Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 2:17 PM > > > Subject: Fwd: Time to propose a CS Capstone Project! > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > OSU Capstone Projects - Opportunity to introduce students to ASF > > > projects and participate in development > > > > > > I have participated in several Capstone projects at Oregon State > > > University in Corvallis, Oregon USA. > > > > > > It is a good start for college seniors to develop their software > > > design, project management, and engineering business skills. The > > > Capstone project is available to open-source software projects, > > > foundations, and commercial enterprises. The project sponsor and > > > mentor is the point-of-contact to mitigate any licensing and > > > confidentiality agreement issues. The mentor also evaluates the > > > performance of the project and gives guidance to the team. > > > > > > The projects can often benefit from a student group, but understand > > > that these are undergraduate students in their Senior year at the > > > university. The students have other classes around which they need to > > > schedule their time. Be sure not to make the tasks overwhelming of > > > student time and demands, but rigorous enough to be a challenge. A > > > well-designed project will not only benefit the students, but can also > > > benefit your Apache project. > > > > > > It is also useful for the projects have a good presentation of > > > accomplishments at the OSU Engineering Expo in May. > > > > > > I live within commute distance from OSU and may be able to help with > > > some of the campus details in person. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Steven J. Hathaway > > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > > Subject: Time to propose a CS Capstone Project! > > > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:10:16 -0700 > > > From: D. Kevin McGrath <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > Colleagues -- > > > > > > Have you always wanted a particular software tool developed for your > use, > > > but > > > have never had the time to do it yourself? Well then, read on. Have I > got > > > a deal > > > for you! > > > > > > My name is Kevin McGrath. I am the instructor who runs the OSU Computer > > > Science > > > Senior Capstone class. The Capstone class is a 3-quarter (Fall, Winter, > > > Spring) > > > "career preparation" experience. The major piece of this is doing a > > > significant > > > 3 member team project. > > > > > > When the students come to the first class on September 24, I want to > > > present > > > them with a list of exciting, creative, and real-experience software > > > engineering > > > project possibilities. This is where you come in. I am looking for you > to > > > use > > > your needs and experience to propose those project possibilities. > > > > > > A web site has been setup to give you more information, and let you > enter > > > and > > > edit your project proposals: > > > > > > http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/capstone/submission/ > > > > > > You have until September 24 to get yours in. That is the date the > > students > > > will > > > see them, and will start the selection process. In that process, I ask > > the > > > students to "bid" on their top 5 choices. I ultimately make the final > > > project > > > assignments, but I try to take their preferences into account. I find I > > get > > > better results that way. > > > > > > There will likely be more projects proposed than students teams to do > > > them. *So, > > > really sell your project.* Definitely don't understate its cool-ness > > > factor! The > > > more excited you sound in the description, the more excited they are > > > likely to > > > be when doing it. Excitement is contagious! > > > > > > After projects have been selected, we will follow a client-contractor > > > model in > > > which I "run" the software contract company and you are one of our > valued > > > clients. The students "report" to me, but you, as client, work directly > > > with > > > them to design the requirements, set the timeline, approve the > progress. > > > You > > > also get to help assign grades. > > > > > > This year I'm asking you to explicitly distinguish the projects that > are > > > research oriented vs. those that are more software engineering focused. > > If > > > you > > > would like to propose a research project for the students, please > > indicate > > > this > > > using the Additional Comments field. > > > > > > Given the nature of a research oriented project, I find that better > > > results are > > > had if the students are initially aware of the type of project. If you > > are > > > unsure, that is not a problem. I'm happy to work with you on the > details > > > of your > > > project -- just submit it, and then we can chat about any changes that > > > might be > > > necessary. > > > > > > Any project can be proposed from anybody. I don't care where you are > > from, > > > just > > > that your project represents an excellent software engineering > experience > > > for > > > the students. > > > > > > Do remember, however, that these are seniors. They have taken the core > > > classes > > > so far, but most have not taken some of the electives that would really > > > help in > > > some projects, such as graphics, AI, computer vision, etc. Keep that in > > > mind > > > when proposing. > > > > > > If you have questions or want to discuss project possibilities, feel > free > > > to > > > contact me at: > > > > > > D. Kevin McGrath > > > Instructor, Computer Science > > > Oregon State University > > > 2109 Kelley Engineering Center > > > 541-737-1420 > > > [email protected] > > > > > > Thanks for your time -- I look forward to working with you! > > > > > > -- Kevin McGrath > > > > > > > > > -- > Alexey Kuznetsov > GridGain Systems > www.gridgain.com >
