[llvm-dev] [cfe-dev] We really need more community involvement with GSoC

[Roel Jordans via llvm-dev]

I have the same problem as Manasij here.  I'm not sure if I really 
qualify to be a mentor.  I can probably help supervise someone but I 
don't feel like I have the expertise to be a true mentor yet.

Cheers,
  Roel

On 18/03/16 17:33, Manasij Mukherjee via llvm-dev wrote:
> Will it be possible to set up some infrastructure to reduce the amount
> of work involved in being a mentor?
>
> I am not qualified to be a mentor yet, but would like to help with code
> reviews and maybe assist students with general problems faced in the
> initial stages of working on a large codebase.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Chandler Carruth via cfe-dev
> <cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org <mailto:cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org>> wrote:
>
>     Anton let me know that while we're seeing some pretty good GSoC
>     proposals (or at least quite good starting points), we're still
>     really short on mentors.
>
>     Please, everyone, consider if you have the expertise and could find
>     the bandwidth to mentor a GSoC student. If so, contact Anton and
>     he'll set you up.
>
>     Second, if you cannot be a GSoC mentor, please help the GSoC
>     proposals turn into excellent proposals so that the students are set
>     up for success. If at all possible, please try to prioritize this
>     over the next few weeks. Search on the def lists for GSoC and try to
>     help the proposals shape up.
>
>
>     That's the short of it. Please help. Now I want to tell you a story
>     if you're still reading. ;]
>
>     Why should you care about GSoC? Hard to say. But I can tell you why
>     *I* care desperately for GSoC.
>
>     You see, without GSoC I would literally not be working on LLVM, and
>     I'm not sure Google would be involved with LLVM to the same extent.
>     That's because a long time ago, I was naive, idiotic student who
>     thought LLVM was cool but didn't even know how to program very well.
>
>     I learned how to actually contribute to LLVM usefully entirely
>     because of GSoC. And then I got my job at Google largely because of
>     having worked with some Google engineers during that GSoC on LLVM.
>     Without this, I would *literally not be where I am*, and I feel
>     incredibly fortunate to have had this opportunity.
>
>     For me, this is why I care so much about GSoC. The chance to have
>     that impact on someone's life is too incredibly. And so, for me,
>     anything I can do to help cause this kind of opportunity be
>     available for the next round of engineers is, IMO, amazingly valuable.
>
>     Anyways, maybe this inspires some of you to make the extra effort. I
>     know it is a *ton* of work, but it may well end up being one of the
>     most impactful ways to contribute.
>
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