Hello, My name is Flaviu Simihaian, and am interested in applying for Google Summer of Code Project.
Proposal Title: Sling mini-CMS to demonstrate the strong features Sling has over other web frameworks Student Name: Flaviu Simihaian Student E-mail: flsimiha...@gmail.com Organization/Project: Sling Assigned Mentor: Bertrand Delacretaz</jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=bdelacretaz> Proposal Abstract: I am a Java Developer and systems administrator for a Struts/Hibernate/Tomcat system and have become interested in porting that to a lighter, faster framework. I looked into Sling a little, and liked it, but funding got cut so I was not able to go into great depth. However, I would love to learn more about it by developing a mini-CMS to demonstrate its features and strong suits. Detailed Description: I have an Economics Degree, and will have my Masters in Software Design and Engineering in May 2010, so I would like to spend my summer working on a Java project that is fun. I have recently joined the open source community, learned languages like Python, Scala, and others which have expanded my horizons and desire to learn and contribute more to the open source community. I think Sling is a great fit because it combines some technologies I am already familiar with (REST, JSP, JavaScript) with others I heard about but want to learn more by doing (like OSGi). For specifics in terms of tasks, dates, and objectives of the project, I think it would help if we discussed the specifics on IRC (closedbracket), twitter (@closedbracket) or over email. Additional Information: I am SCJP, SCWCD, and have taught Java for two years at a private High School, before working as a Systems Administrator and developer for UNC Charlotte. As a side note, I have also been a professional tennis player, having achieved a world ranking of 1392 (they only go up to 1500) Thank you, Flaviu Simihaian
