This is a great idea! I blogged about my experiences with mentoring last year at http://davehunt.co.uk/mozilla/2016/09/26/lessons-from-mentoring.html <http://davehunt.co.uk/mozilla/2016/09/26/lessons-from-mentoring.html> and I’m happy to answer any questions.
> On 20 Jan 2017, at 12:49, Bruno Oliveira <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ana, > I think that is a great idea, thanks for bringing this to attention of the > group! > > I did take a quick look at the site, and for those who don’t know (myself > included) what it means for us (as Pytest organization), here’s an excerpt > from their overview <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/>: > > Organizations > Open source projects apply to be mentor organizations. Once accepted, > organizations discuss possible ideas with students and then decide on the > proposals they wish to mentor for the summer. They provide mentors to help > guide each student through the program. > > Mentors > Existing contributors with the organizations can choose to mentor a student > project. Mentors and students work together to determine appropriate > milestones and requirements for the summer. Mentor interaction is a vital > part of the program. > > So before moving ahead I think we just need to see if: > > Who wants to volunteer to be a mentor? I suppose it doesn’t take too much > time, only a few hours per week to synchronize activities, track progress and > answer the eventual question from the student. Dave Hunt might add some > comments here based on his experience on mentoring Ana for Mozilla. > I think we have a ton of small improvements that could be tackled by a > learning student, but I suppose we can also try to work on a single larger > improvement. Either way, I think that’s for the mentor/student to ultimately > decide. > Anybody has any reason to oppose for applying at all? > I think it is a great opportunity to promote pytest and help students around > the globe. > > Although I would love to, I can’t volunteer as I already have little free > time to work on pytest as it is. :/ > > Thoughts? > > Cheers, > Bruno. > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 12:13 AM Ana Ribeiro <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hello Fellows, > > Applications to Google Summer of Code to organizations are open! We should > apply as Pytest! > > https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/> > > I think I can help with the application (Writing it), but I can not be an > organization admin because I am eligible to apply as a student and I think > I'll do that (either applying to Mozilla or Pytest). > > Best Regards, > Ana > _______________________________________________ > pytest-dev mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytest-dev > <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytest-dev> > > > _______________________________________________ > pytest-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytest-dev
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