[Laszlo-dev] Summer of code 2005

[P T Withington]

Hey, if there is a compiler course, I know _lots_ of assignments that  
could be created!

On 7 Jun 2005, at 18:10, Cortlandt Winters wrote:

> Yes I'm going to see if I can establish a user group there in the  
> fall.
>
> There are a lot of good hooks that I think will interest the students.
> They're generally interested in open source, Java is the main language
> taught at the school, the project is complex enough that it  
> provides a good
> example of lots of high level concepts inter-relating. There are  
> plenty of
> interresting and well known algorithms and apis that can still be
> impelmented, and it's something that can be used either for  
> business or
> games.
>
> It seems like a no brainer. For me it will provide live bodies to  
> speak to
> about code. Rare for an Albany/Troy living Flash or Laszlo developer.
>
> My fondest hope would be to make inroads with the new game  
> development major
> professors. Currently students are (in my opinion) wasting their  
> time with
> binary level tile engines that are given to them rather than  
> creating their
> own game designs at a higher level in a form that folk would feel
> comfortable using in a browser. With current spyware practices  
> making it a
> bad idea to download any binary level game, to lead students on  
> just to let
> them use the ready wrap api is a diservice. Especially since such  
> an api
> could easily be written for laszlo.
>
> Time is the wisest councelor.
>
> -Cort
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sarah Allen [mailto:sallen at laszlosystems.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 5:35 PM
>> To: cort at notebookmargins.com
>> Cc: Bruno Silva; OpenLaszlo platform development and bug reporting
>> Subject: Re: [Laszlo-dev] Summer of code 2005
>>
>>
>>
>> Well google isn't accepting any more organizations into the  
>> program, but
>> it's a great idea.  Maybe we should set up an Open Laszlo summer
>> of code :)
>>
>> If you can recruit RPI students, there are project ideas on the wiki!
>>
>> Cortlandt Winters wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I would be willing to help track down some rpi students for a  
>>> project and
>>> help liazon if needed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: laszlo-dev-bounces at openlaszlo.org
>>>> [mailto:laszlo-dev-bounces at openlaszlo.org]On Behalf Of Bruno Silva
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 5:03 PM
>>>> To: OpenLaszlo platform development and bug reporting
>>>> Subject: [Laszlo-dev] Summer of code 2005
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> i was just wondering if you thought of submitting some tasks to
>>>> Google's Summer of Code. I think it would be nice if some students
>>>> could pick up some of your tasks. Unfortunately, I'm not a student
>>>> anymore and I don't have much free time left but for the others who
>>>> have, I guess  laszlo has nothing to lose
>>>>
>>>> Have a look at:
>>>>
>>>> http://code.google.com/summerofcode.html
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>  Bruno Silva
>>>>
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