I would definitely do a python 2 compiler if the python 3 compiler is no longer open as a development option. I would also write a Java compiler as mentioned in my first email.
I too think a meeting would be useful. And it would also be useful to me to see the results of the last meeting. Ben On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Lucian Branescu <[email protected]>wrote: > On 25 March 2011 00:43, Andrew Whitworth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Ben, welcome to Parrot! It's really good to hear from you, and > > it's awesome that you're looking to do a GSoC project with Parrot. > > > > By way of fair warning, there are several other students who have also > > expressed interest in developing a Python 3 compiler, in whole or in > > part. Building a compiler is always a pretty big project, although I > > don't know if there is any reasonable way we can split the work up > > three ways. > > I am one of the other students interested in doing Python2/3. I may be > convinced to bugger off and do something else, but not easily. > > > Maybe we should hold a little mini-meeting with all the students > > interested in working on Python, and see if we can figure out a way to > > spread out the work. > > Certainly, a second meeting would be useful. Perhaps I should write up > on the wiki the results of the last meeting. > > > Are you interested in any other projects? Are you interested in > > working on something similar, such as a Python 2 compiler instead? > > Python2 and Python3 compilers would still share a lot of code, so I'm > not sure two separate projects would be beneficial. I think GSoC > policy frowns upon depending projects. > > > Getting a working Python compiler as part of the Parrot ecosystem is a > > big priority for us, and it seems like it's a popular project idea > > among potential students as well. Assuming we have enough slots to > > accept all the applications we will be sent, I want to make sure > > students all have something interesting and unique to work on, and > > that we aren't all getting in the way of each other. > > > > Again, welcome to Parrot. Drop by the #parrot IRC chatroom and let's > > start talking about your plans. > > > > Thanks, >
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