Hey All, As you may have heard by now, the Julia language is proud to be part of Google Summer of Code <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/6453977159827456/> 2016! We’re inviting students to get paid to work on a Julia-related project of their choice during their summer break. I’ll explain more about how everyone can get involved below, and any questions can be directed to this group or to the aptly-named [email protected].
*Students*: Start by thinking about the kind of projects you’d like to work on! As a starting point, there are a bunch of interesting projects on our ideas page <http://julialang.org/soc/ideas-page>. At this stage, it’s also a good idea to start getting involved with the community around your area of interest by opening issues, sending PRs and speaking to developers. Finding a good mentor for your project will be a big help for most applications, and showing mentors your enthusiasm is a great way to get them on board. Feel free to start discussions on this group, although note that it’s easier for us to answer broad questions about the process than to give specific technical feedback. *Everyone else*: If you happen to know any students, please let them know! We’d also like to encourage people to step up as mentors, so if you’re interested then please contact us at the above julia-soc group and let us know what areas you’d like to help with. Please also feel free to give technical feedback on proposals that come up on this list. Cheers, Mike
