On Mar 19, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Curtis, Henry (Jefferson Student) wrote: > My name is Henry Curtis, and this summer I hope to participate in GSoC for > the first time. My background is a little unusual in that I worked in the > advertising industry for 11 years before being downsized, and then I decided > to go back to school in order to embark on a new career in programming.
That's awesome to hear not only because of your professional remaking but because it probably gives you an uncommon educated perspective on interface and how software design elements are perceived by an audience. > I'm currently in my second year at Jefferson Community and Technical College > in Louisville, and my course work so far has included C++, Java, HTML5, CSS, > JavaScript, and PHP. I'm working on a GSoC proposal forthe STEP exporter > project. You picked a rather complicated topic, so hopefully your C++ skills are strong. If they're not, I might suggest considering something a little more simple like one of the other converters like the OpenSCAD exporter or the COLLADA importer. > Before I close, I'd like to thank Sean and the other mentors for all of the > guidance and encouragement they have given us GSoC candidates. Their feedback > has been tremendously helpful. Glad to hear it, thanks. Cheers! Sean p.s. No question marks here. Your e-mail was heavily html+css encoded, so perhaps that made your e-mail reader unhappy. It's often a good idea to configure your e-mail client to instead send e-mails as rich text or even plain text. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel
