Hi Rowan,
Part of the reason we encourage you to pick up an easy bug and solve it is
to get you reading through the code. We expect your proposal to have a fair
number of implementation details or at least a rough implementation plan.
In order to do this, it is super helpful if you have poked around the code
and know how the subsystem you propose to modify is currently designed. So,
to answer your question -- it's not required but from experience we know
that it is highly correlated with high quality proposals.
My suggestion is to get a draft of your proposal up on melange as soon as
you can. That way, the mentors can give you feedback before the deadline.
(You can edit your proposal on Melange before the deadline on Friday).
Cheers,
RJ
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Rowan Jones
<rowan.jones-2...@brookes.ac.uk>wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Firstly, I'd like to introduce myself :) I am an Computer Science masters
> student studying at Oxford Brookes, with an undergraduate BSc in Audio
> Production. I just found out about GSoc and Mixxx and would really love to
> get involved. Seriously great work on Mixxx btw, it gives Traktor a damn
> good run for its money!
>
> So, I have downloaded the mixxx source code and compiled it both using the
> command line and with Eclipse and the Sconsolidator plugin. I have
> also thoroughly read through the code and I am getting to grips with its. I
> realise the application deadline is very soon and am wondering what to
> focus on. Is it more important that I spend time on my application,
> describing what I have in mind for the loop recorder in great detail or do
> I need to fix a bug or two first, for my application to be taken seriously
> (how important is fixing a bug in other words!)? I have some cool ideas
> including a slicing feature, similar to that on Novation's Twitch.
>
> Best,
>
> Rowan
>
>
>
>
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