Great. Let me know if you want to set up a meeting where we can work on it together. Probably some time after the 2nd so that we know what the application looks like.
If anyone else is interested in helping out as well, let me know. Aaron Meurer On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 2:49 PM Jason Moore <moorepa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Potentially both. I will try to read about it this weekend. > > Jason > moorepants.info > +01 530-601-9791 > > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 9:55 AM Aaron Meurer <asmeu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks Jason. Just to clarify, are you able to help with both the >> application (due April 23) and the mentoring? >> >> I also think we should apply. I read some more on their site. >> Apparently as part of their pilot, they are only going to have 50 >> slots, with a max of 2 slots per project >> (https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/faq#slot-allocation). >> I guess this means they will be accepting about 25 orgs, so depending >> on how popular this is, we may need to work extra hard to get >> accepted. >> >> Here are the instructions for the application >> https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/organization-application-hints. >> If you want to start thinking of project ideas, that would be helpful. >> Feel free to start a page on the wiki for this. We won't know what the >> actual application form looks like until it opens on April 2. >> >> Aaron Meurer >> >> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 9:18 AM Jason Moore <moorepa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > Should SymPy apply? >> > >> > Yes! >> > >> > I'm willing to help with that (likely). >> > >> > Jason >> > moorepants.info >> > +01 530-601-9791 >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 1:59 PM Arif Ahmed >> > <arif.ahmed.5.10.1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> The SymPy docs are quite fine but I feel most of the modules could use a >> >> lot more comments(in-line and block, existing docstrings are already >> >> quite good !) >> >> It would make it easier for contributors(especially new ones) to fix bugs >> >> if there were comments explaining the underlying algorithm/math. >> >> >> >> Here is a good example of what I mean(lines 846 to 1066 have a fairly >> >> decent explanation of the process used). Unfortunately such comments seem >> >> rare to me throughout the library. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 12:35:31 AM UTC+5:30, Aaron Meurer wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Google is starting a new program, Google Season of Docs (GSoD). I'd >> >>> like to gauge the community's interest in applying. >> >>> >> >>> Full information about the program is here: >> >>> https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ >> >>> >> >>> The program is very similar to Google Summer of Code, but unlike GSoC, >> >>> it focuses on documentation instead of code. Also unlike GSoC, the >> >>> program is aimed toward people with technical writing experience >> >>> rather than students. The idea is to give open source projects a >> >>> chance to have a professional technical writer help them with their >> >>> documentation. The technical writers learn more about open source >> >>> technologies and get something they can add to their resume. >> >>> >> >>> Should SymPy apply? 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