On 10 April 2013 15:14, Sabhya Kaushal <sabhya007kaus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > As for the prospective project that I have in mind, would it be okay if I > submit my proposal right away, and as I am building it, ask for assistance > anytime I require? > > Sounds ok to me. Having not been involved in GSOC before, I don't know how the mechanics of this, but (if I were you) I'd check that the submission can be modified after you've created it. I presume you can. I have no problem with you asking for assistance as you build it up, though. > because frankly speaking, people submitting so many ideas into the mailing > list, So far we've had interest from you and also from Upeksha (for an android viewer). That's it at the moment. > at times so many at the same time, makes me wonder whether I am going > in the correct direction or not. I am very keen on being a part of this > project but at the same time, also skeptical whether this > "not-putting-forth-the-ideas" diminishes the chances somehow. > Just keep the conversation going. It's quite common for people to have a rush of initial enthusiasm and then to get sidetracked by something else; I guess that's human nature. From my viewpoint (as a potential mentor), I'm looking for students who are prepared to invest the time learning about Isis, DDD and the naked objects pattern and hopefully build upon the ideas that were outlined in the JIRA issues I created (ISIS-369, ISIS-371 etc). > > I am in the process of familiarizing myself with all the technology, and > thought that it would be worth if I started working on the proposal > straight away. > I agree... some initial spikes of the candidate technologies is always a good idea. Better to fail early and have time to build something else than leave this stuff to later and get bogged down. That said, (even though I've not built a DSL myself) I don't have any doubt that Xtend/Xtext can do the job. The issue sometimes is whether the learning curve is too steep. Cheers Dan > > regards, > Sabhya Kaushal > > > On 10 April 2013 12:49, Dan Haywood <d...@haywood-associates.co.uk> wrote: > > > Hi Sabhya, > > Yes, you are now on the list. > > > > Thanks for your quick resume; it does sounds to me that you are > qualified. > > > > This is the first year that Isis is taking part in the GSOC programme, so > > I'm learning as I go as to what our responsibilities (as mentors) are. > > I've just signed up to the google-melange site [1] and registered as a > > mentor, if you haven't already I think you need to also. > > > > Regarding prepping for the project, I coincidentally noticed an InfoQ > > article [2] plugging a new book. My reading of that article is that > > XTend/XText is probably the way to go, but there are some other options > > there too that should probably be looked at and explored also. > > > > Cheers, > > Dan > > > > [1] https://google-melange.appspot.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013 > > [2] http://www.infoq.com/articles/book-dsl-engineering > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9 April 2013 15:53, Sabhya Kaushal <sabhya007kaus...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Hey Dan! > > > > > > Hope this is the way. Joined the mailing list finally. > > > > > > I have a programming experience of almost 2 years, coding with C, C++ > and > > > Java. I have been using all three of the editors i.e. BlueJ, NetBeans > and > > > the Eclipse IDE for Java programming, and the good ol' TurboC30 for C > and > > > C++. > > > > > > Also, I am aware of the technicalities of Domain specific language > > > generation to an extent, and the role of parsing, though I have started > > > reading more and more about Xtend and XText, so that I may not lag > behind > > > in any kind of project requisite, whatsoever. > > > > > > I would like to conclude by saying that MetaCompilers can act as very > > > efficient compiler designer tools, because they are not just useful as > > > "generator-generators", but the very fact that they play a great role > in > > > diversifying the technology of DSL generation, apart from being > > > self-written and self-translated. > > > > > > I would definitely be making myself more familiar with the underlying > and > > > required technologies. > > > > > > Hope to hear from you soon. > > > > > > Regards > > > Sabhya Kaushal > > > > > > -- > > > sabhya007kaus...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > -- > sabhya007kaus...@gmail.com >
