Rafid Aslam (Aug 30 2018 at 00:15): Rafid Aslam (Aug 30 2018 at 00:15):Fyi, https://opensource.googleblog.com/2018/08/announcing-google-code-in-2018.html
Cynthia Lin (Aug 30 2018 at 01:55):Seems like they're starting earlier and ending earlier this year, interesting.
Rafid Aslam (Aug 30 2018 at 10:57):Yes, and there are some other major changes from the previous GCI contests
(copying from GSoC mailing list)
The major changes for GCI 2018 are:
- Orgs will evaluate the 20 students completing the most tasks with their org when deciding on finalists and winners
- Orgs will choose 6 finalists (instead of 5)
- We have renamed the User Interface category to Design
- Students will have to wait until Google reviews their Parental Consent form before they can claim their first task. This will slow things down but it is a requirement to be able to continue the program.
- No tasks asking for personal information about students will be allowed (this includes tasks asking for students to introduce themselves with info like what country they are from, or photos of the students, etc.).
Tim Abbott (Aug 31 2018 at 04:26):Hmm, the new schedule feels harder to manage.
Joshua Pan (Aug 31 2018 at 04:37):(It won't be during college finals, which is good for mentors)
Cynthia Lin (Aug 31 2018 at 05:12):It ends before the holiday season as well, so it eliminates the whole "mentors are away during break and can't review" issue
Rafid Aslam (Aug 31 2018 at 12:46):It ends before the holiday season as well, so it eliminates the whole "mentors are away during break and can't review" issue
Haha, yeah, but it'd become worse when the "mentors are away because of busy of working/studying" comes
skunkmb (Marco Burstein) (Sep 02 2018 at 15:28):I bet there's going to be a lot of applicants, since it seems like the number of entries has been growing exponentially each year. Maybe that's why they're increasing the number of finalists.
Joshua Pan (Sep 03 2018 at 00:37):Only by 1 (for each org) however.
Khushal Sharma (Sep 03 2018 at 10:34):Hey all, Khushal Sharma here, I would like to contribute to this community by becoming GCI mentor this year, so i want to know any plans for this year and where should i look for.
Last updated: Jul 19 2022 at 08:22 UTC