GSoC Mentoring: Garbage Collection

[Bruno Medeiros]

On 01/04/2011 22:33, Jens Mueller wrote:
> dsimcha wrote:
>> This may be belated, but I'm thinking of applying for mentoring a garbage
>> collection project for GSoC 2011.  I think GC quality of implementation is one
>> of D's biggest weaknesses and one of the areas I know most about.
>>
>> I can't seem to find information about time commitments in the GSoC FAQ or how
>> to apply as a mentor and have not been following the related threads closely.
>>   Does mentoring just consist of spending a few hours a week corresponding with
>> the student, i.e. providing feedback, answering questions, etc., or does it
>> require a major time commitment?
>
> You have to register as a mentor on
> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/google/gsoc2011/dprogramminglanguage
> to apply.
>
> Regarding commitment I found the following.
> http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/faqs#mentor_role
> http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/faqs#mentor_eligible
> I quote what may be interesting.
> "A person or group of people responsible for monitoring the progress of
> each accepted student and to mentor her/him as the project progresses"
> "A written evaluation of each student participant, including how s/he
> worked with the group, whether s/he should be invited back should we do
> another Google Summer of Code, etc."
> "Google does not have specific eligibility requirements for mentors, as
> we know our mentoring organizations will be best able to determine the
> selection criteria for their mentors."
>
> Jens

An ever better answer (regarding time commitment specifically) is this:
http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/faqs#time_mentor
"
12. How much time is required to participate as a mentor in Google 
Summer of Code?

While the answer to this question will vary widely depending on the 
number of students a mentor works with, the difficulty of the proposals, 
and the skill level of the students, most mentors have let us know that 
they underestimated the amount of time they would need to invest in 
Google Summer of Code. Five hours per student per week is a reasonable 
estimate.
"

-- 
Bruno Medeiros - Software Engineer