Queries about the project idea Improving the Less Popular Backends

[Dingfan Zhao]

Hello guys, 

I am year 4 students in Singapore and I would like to contribute to Django in GSoC this summer. The project idea that I am interested in is Improving the less popular backends. However, the project description is kind of vague and I am not able to catch the exact requirements for this project. 

In my view, the key for this project is to build some features for less popular backends to make it support equal operations with other backends. I appreciate if someone can give me some advice. 

For example, I did a search in Django raising ticket page and I set up some filters: https://code.djangoproject.com/query?status=new&component=Database+layer+(models%2C+ORM)&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=component&col=version&desc=1&order=id

May I understand it like I would select some issues from these tickets and solve them in order to fulfill this project idea? 

Any advice is appreciated in advance! Thanks a lot. 

Regards

[Asif Saif Uddin]

yes, you can select some relevant issues which help to fix a much bigger problem. so try to understand the bigger ideas coming out of some of the related issues. deadline is very close. it would be better to have the draft submitted here and fix at least one or two related issues to convince the core team and the community that ypu are capable to complete what you are proposing.

Cheers!

Asif

[Dingfan Zhao]

Hello, 

Thanks for your reply! I am working on the proposal now since the deadline is quite tight. I finished the proposal just now and hope you could give me some advice on it. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tlGWuf_uBS-1GvxwMoSyyh5xUmB4b5gVg4vRFGaMDZg/edit

I will start contributing to some issues during these days to convince other contributors in the community, but maybe after the deadline for submitting the proposal since the deadline is just 2 hours later :)

Regards,

Dingfan

[Asif Saif Uddin]

You are too late to propose the proposal for review. Now it's your call fix as many good issues related to your proposal so that the core mentors can gauge your ability to be selected for gsoc this year. if you could contribute some good patches you might be a very good candidate for gsoc next year with your contribution history and might get early helps to prepare a solid proposal.

good luck!

[Dingfan Zhao]

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. I will start contributing patches now.

Regards,
Dingfan