It is only different in that it is official, and there is a deadline. It's good PR. When you hear "D summer of code" project you know there is at least one person working hard on the project and that they definitely have a mentor.
It would be on record that you were involved in DSoC 2013. :) plus a group would get to approve or disapprove projects. If you don't complete your project it is a lot worse than if it were just an idea mentioned on a forum somewhere. There really is something to it being official and having a deadline though. On 9 Apr 2013 18:33, "Brad Roberts" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/9/13 12:10 AM, Walter Bright wrote: > >> On 4/8/2013 11:42 PM, Rory McGuire wrote: >> >>> Could we not still run the basics of the program minus the funding? >>> Perhaps >>> there are still students and mentors that would be interested >>> in contributing their time for their name down in the history of D. :) >>> >>> We could call it DSoC. There would still be an approval process that way >>> everyone knows what is expected and there is still the experience >>> and record of that experience for potential employers to refer to so that >>> candidates can use the experience for reference. >>> >>> The D community is stable so I really think this could work (as >>> opposed to a >>> unstable community where references would mean nothing). >>> I would be interested in DSoC more than GSoC because I work full-time and >>> wouldn't be able to put in a full summer of time. >>> >> >> Very interesting idea! >> > > In what way would this differ from the normal every day experience of > "hey, I'm going to work on X, could I ask for some help with the design of > it?" >
