Re: GSoC 2016: applications open, deadline = Fri, 19/2

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Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> I agree that there are a lot of different ways to resolve each instance,
> and it will vary from case to case. I think the original point of a
> microproject was to do something really easy and not contentious, so
> that the student could get familiar with all of the other parts of the
> cycle: writing a commit message, formatting the patch, posting to the
> list, etc.

I had an impression that Micros are also used as an aptitude test,
and one important trait we want to see in a potential developer is
how well s/he interacts with others in such a discussion.  So "easy
and not contentious" might not be a very good criteria.

I dunno.

> It seems like this has a high chance of frustrating students as they get
> embroiled in back-and-forth review. I dunno. Maybe it should be marked
> with a star as a "challenge" microproject. :)



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