User:Karthikd

Personal information
Name : Karthik Damarsetti

Email : d.vinaykarthik@gmail.com

Blog URLhttp://projects4summer2014.blogspot.com/

Freenode IRC nick : karthikd

Current Education : Final year of Master's in Computer Science at California State University Long Beach (CSULB), CA, USA.

Why SMC : The SMC is doing a commendable job at making the Dravidian languages computer / tech friendly. This would allow for users to use these languages on computers and computer projects and on technological devices seamlessly and would enjance productivity of individuals who are more at ease with the vernacular than with 'universal' languages such as English. Moreover, this effort of the SMC helps the youth learn more of their native language and help enrich and preserve the languages of India.

Other commitments : Currently, I don't have any prior commitments during the period of the GSoC 2014.

Why me : I have a keen interest in both computer programming languages as well as vernacular languages. I am proficient in C/C++, Java on the technological front and in English,Hindi,Tamil,Telugu and have basic knowledge of Kannada among on the verncular languages. Working with the SMC provides me with a unique opportunity which allows me to unite the languages' knowledge while allowing me to learn new ones such as Python/Ruby on one hand and Malayalam on the other.

Past Experience with GSoC or SMC : I don't have any prior experience with either the GSoC or the SMC. Continued Support to the SMC projects : I can't guarantee if I may be able to provide continued support to the SMC after the Google Summer of Code 2014.

Proposals
I would like to present 2 proposals for consideration.