User:Allwin
GOOGLE SUMMER OF CODE PROJECT PROPOSAL
E-Mail Address : allwin at nus dot edu dot sg
Blog URL : -
Freenode IRC Nickname : Glenstorm
University / Education : National University of Singapore, Computer Engineering Class of 2016
1. Why do you want to work with Swathanthra Malayalam Computing?
I'm a malayalee myself, who got the opportunity to pursue my studies in Singapore from 9th grade. I did not get many opportunities to meet other developers while in Kerala and then I found out about SILPA while browsing available projects at GSoC.
2. Do you have any past involvement with the Swathanthra Malayalam Computing or another open source project as a contributor?
I do not have any prior contact with SMC. I haven't done any significant contributions (unless you count bug reporting) to any open source project but I did start one of my own as a vacation project. It can be found at (https://github.com/allwinpb/Project-Obito). It was a simple chat application with an addition of a vector drawing editor which allowed users to send drawings to each other as regular text messages. Made using Node.JS + Django + Redis (app implemented using websockets).
3. Did you participate with the past GSoC programs, if so which years, which organizations?
No, this is my first time.
4. Do you have other obligations between May and August? Please note that we expect the Summer of Code to be a full time, 40 hour a week commitment
Yes I do. I'm currently interning at a web development startup here in Singapore and I'm under contract to continue until end of July. However I can work in the evenings and weekends and I'll try my best to adhere to the given timeline.
5. Will you continue contributing/ supporting the Swathanthra Malayalam Computing after the GSoC 2014 program, if yes, which area(s), you are interested in?
I don't know. I don't understand any of the algorithms or terminologies used in Silpa after a brief look through the repo, so it is hard to say if I'll be able to help. I do hope to be more knowledgeable about them towards the completion of GSoC but it is hard to say at this point.
6. Why should we choose you over other applicants? I already have some experience programming in Python and Node.JS so I have a much shallower learning curve compared to those who have to learn either from scratch. I'm also familiar with git and have worked on team projects before.
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