Re: Where I did wrong?

[Juan Pablo Carbajal]

Hi Dildar,

It was the general opinion that we couldn't check your skills for
numerical projects like special functions. Here the recommendation of
Nir is right on the spot, we need to see something that tells us you
will be able to do it without heavy guidance.

The other project (cli recommendations) did not resonate with the
group of mentors and the ones that were interested did not add much
info, so in this case it just seem you were talking to the wrong
public. It doesn0t say anything about your skills or the quality of
your idea.
Maybe you can use this year to make some contributions in this
direction, show the coolness, and prove that our devs are a little old
minded ;D

Cheers

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 4:32 PM, Nir Krakauer <address@hidden> wrote:
> Dear Dildar,
>
> Different factors contribute to decisions about GSoC, including assessment
> of the student's technical ability, interactions with him or her, and the
> interest of mentors in a particular topic. The accepted projects ranked
> highly in all those areas.
>
> I noticed that many of the successful applicants (in this and previous
> years) had completed some initial work or proof of concept for their project
> topic. Such a track record helps the organization mentors be more confident
> of the applicant's interest and ability for a particular project. So, if you
> want to maximize your chances of acceptance for either Octave or another
> organization in a future GSoC, my recommendation would be to find a project
> idea that interests you and begin learning about it and contributing to it.
>
> With best wishes,
>
> Nir
>
>
>