Google Summer of Code 2011

Welcome to the Boost C++ Libraries' home page for Google Summer of Code (GSoc). This page provides information about student projects, proposal submission templates, advice on writing good proposals, and links to information on getting started writing with Boost.

This year Boost is looking to fund work on a number of different kinds of proposals:

• toolkit-like extensions to existing libraries,
• finishing or extend sandbox libraries,
• new data structures and algorithms, and
• multiple competing proposals for the same project.

For projects involving new or experimental libraries, the process of getting source code "Boost-branded" can take much longer than a single summer. In many cases, it can take much longer than a single year. Even if a library is accepted, there is an expectation that the original author will continue to maintain it. Building a library as part of Boost can easily entail a multi-year commitment. For this reason, we are willing to consider multi-year GSoC projects. However, prospective students must limit the scope of their work to a single summer. We may invite the most successful students to re-apply in 2012.

Requirements

There are only two requirements of students submitting Boost projects:

• Develop a proposal
• Complete an aptitude test

These requirements also entail interacting with the Boost community on the development mailing list (http://www.boost.org/community/groups.html), checking source code out of the Boost Subversion repository, programming, and compiling a project.

Developing a Proposal

The Aptitude Test

Projects

The following projects have been suggested by potential mentors. If the descriptions of these projects seem a little vague... Well, that's intentional We are looking for students to develop requirements for their proposals by doing initial background research on the topic, and interacting with the community on the mailing list to help identify expectations.

Boost.Python and NumPy

Boost.Python currently has limited support for NumPy arrays.

Mentors: Stefan Seefeld