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Google Summer of Code Now Open to Adults

posted by chromas on Thursday November 11 2021, @11:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the hack-the-planet! dept.

takyon writes:

Google Makes Some Major Changes To Summer of Code 2022 - No Longer Limited To Students

Over the past nearly two decades Google Summer of Code (GSoC) has been known as an initiative for getting students involved with open-source software development over the course of a summer while receiving a stipend/grant from Google. Beginning next year, GSoC will no longer be limited to students but open to all adults. Additionally, other changes are also coming.

This year Google shortened the GSoC length and cut the stipend amount. They made those changes this year in the name of COVID-19 while for GSoC 2022 there are even more changes.

Google Open Source Blog.

See also: China Is Launching A New Alternative To Google Summer of Code, Outreachy

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Thursday November 11 2021, @01:42PM (4 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday November 11 2021, @01:42PM (#1195386)

    while previously the expectation was participating students had to be going to university, now they will also accept students going to "coding camps" and similar activities. With that lower barrier to entry, it may also lead to less qualified participants.

    Sure, I went to college; but did that really help, or hinder my coding ability?

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    Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by Opportunist on Thursday November 11 2021, @02:20PM (3 children)

      by Opportunist (5545) on Thursday November 11 2021, @02:20PM (#1195393)

      I was lucky with my school. It didn't hinder my education more than the absolute minimum required by law.

      • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Thursday November 11 2021, @03:41PM (2 children)

        by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday November 11 2021, @03:41PM (#1195414)

        My University was very good for what it was.

        Make me king of the world, give me the power of time travel and do-overs, and I'm sure I could improve on the quality of our upper education system. In the chaotic arrow of time stream we live in, I think it would be far easier to mess up the college experience and make worse outcomes rather than better. Except for the current US financing model, that needs to die ASAP, but somehow not throw the Universities into a cliff-drop darkness when the gravy train stops delivering such massive abundance.

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        Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 11 2021, @05:50PM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 11 2021, @05:50PM (#1195444)

          You.... you mean no more gold mirror windows for the administration?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 11 2021, @02:30PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 11 2021, @02:30PM (#1195396)

    At least they shouldn't if the job stats are correct; why would someone with coding skills do this when they can land a job paying much more.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 11 2021, @04:15PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 11 2021, @04:15PM (#1195423)

      They do it for the common good and advancing their skills (or just to stroke their ego, which isn't a bad reason if done right), like open source code projects are generally done?

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