[llvm-dev] Google Summer of Code 2016

[Mehdi Amini via llvm-dev]

> On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:15 AM, Miroslav Hrnčíř via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> Good day,
> earlier this month I wrote you this email:
> 
> Good evening,
> my name is Miroslav Hnčíř and I am from Czech Republic.
> I would like to participate in Google Summer of Code and help the LLVM project. I also would like to continue work on LLVM after GSoC, regardless of the outcome.
> I am really interested in compilers and especially in LLVM (backends interest me more), but my problem is that I do not have much experience. I finished two subjects in school (frontend and backend for GCC, but really small ones) and currently I am experimenting with LLVM and Clang (Kaleidoscope inspired Pacal frontend, building whole source tree on Linux and with MSVC on Windows,...).
> 
> So I want to ask for advice for best project for beginner (if there is something for someone like me) and/or project where I can get really familiar with LLVM.
> 
> Thanks,
> Miroslav Hrnčíř 
> 
> I received no answer, so I think it is too late for GSoC, but I'm still interested in working on LLVM.
> So, please, can somebody point me in the right direction?

You may start with the bug tracker on the llvm website and find some bugs to fix. 
Hanging out on IRC and asking people is also a good way to figure out how to start.

-- 
Mehdi


> 
> Thank you,
> Miroslav Hrnčíř
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