Re: GSoC 2024

[Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 7:02 AM Aishwarya Narayanan
<aishnana.03@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Git Organization,
>
> I am writing to express my strong interest in participating in Google
> Summer of Code (GSoC) 2024 with the Git Organization. As a highly
> motivated Final-year Electrical and Electronics Engineer, I am eager
> to contribute to the open-source community and learn from experienced
> developers like yourselves.

Thanks for your interest in contributing to Git!

> While this is my first foray into open-source development and GSoC, I
> am excited by the prospect of contributing to the ongoing success of
> Git. I have been actively learning and gaining a strong foundation in
> Git commands, programming languages, and version control concepts. I
> am particularly interested in the following project ideas:
> 1) Implement consistency checks for refs
> 2) Move existing tests to a unit testing framework
>
> However, I understand the importance of starting with smaller
> contributions before taking on a larger project like GSoC. I am eager
> to begin by contributing to micro-projects and familiarizing myself
> with the Git codebase and development workflow.
>
> In this regard, I would greatly appreciate any guidance you can offer
> on where to find existing micro-projects and how to get involved in
> the Git community. Additionally, I would be grateful for any resources
> or suggestions that can help me prepare for GSoC and submit a strong
> proposal.

Please take a look at the following web pages:

  - https://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/
  - https://git.github.io/SoC-2024-Microprojects/

Thanks!