[llvm-dev] GSOC inquiry.

[John Criswell via llvm-dev]

On 3/17/16 10:58 AM, Om Shivom Nagpal wrote:
> No i have not worked previously on llvm. I have looked through the 
> projects but because of no prior experience i am unable to pick one. I 
> am currently going through the llvm tutorials.

I would recommend a project that has you working at the LLVM IR level.  
Fixing bugs or adding a new analysis or optimization pass may be a good 
project.

Another good project might be to improve our documentation.  I've 
noticed over the years that most of our documents are reference-like in 
manner.  When I start teaching students how to use LLVM, I direct them 
to three difference documents.  It might be good to have a "Getting 
Started with Programming with LLVM" guide to help new students learn how 
to get started with using the infrastructure.

Regards,

John Criswell

>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 9:32 PM, John Criswell <jtcriswel at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jtcriswel at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 3/8/16 10:12 AM, Om Shivom Nagpal via llvm-dev wrote:
>>     Hi, I am Om Shivom pursuing CSE from PEC University of
>>     Technology, Chandigarh and I have previously worked on C++ and
>>     Python. I am interested in contributing to llvm through GSOC
>>     2016. I need a little guidance on how to get started here.
>
>     Have you looked through the Open Projects page at
>     http://llvm.org/OpenProjects.html? Have you worked with LLVM or
>     one of its related sub-projects previously?
>
>     Regards,
>
>     John Criswell
>
>>
>>     Regards.
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John Criswell
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Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/criswell

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