GSoC Proposals: Level of Detail

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 4/9/11 7:02 AM, Jens Mueller wrote:
>> 4.  Is each mentor supposed to review all of the proposals, or just
>> the ones in his/her domain that he/she feels qualified to evaluate?
>> For example, I feel very comfortable reviewing a proposal about
>> garbage collection or containers, but I would have little clue what
>> I was doing if I reviewed an XML proposal.  I'd be able to tell a
>> mediocre XML proposal from a terrible one, but not a great one from
>> a mediocre one.
>
> I'll guess you are not expected to review a proposal you're not
> interested in. It make no sense.

An experienced mentor can assess the quality of a proposal that's 
outside his direct interest.

Andrei