We are in the process of finalizing our GSoC 2014 application. Here's our ideas page:

http://wiki.dlang.org/GSOC_2014_Ideas

I've copied that from our GSoC 2013 ideas page (we weren't accepted).

This is the most important part of our application, and where you can significantly improve our chance of being accepted this year. Please add your ideas to the list.


Thanks,

Andrei

On Wednesday, 12 February 2014 at 05:38:34 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> We are in the process of finalizing our GSoC 2014 application. Here's our ideas page:
>
> http://wiki.dlang.org/GSOC_2014_Ideas
>
> I've copied that from our GSoC 2013 ideas page (we weren't accepted).
>
> This is the most important part of our application, and where you can significantly improve our chance of being accepted this year. Please add your ideas to the list.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrei

I just want to say, most of the ideas on there currently are a little 'large' for most developers. Even doing this like porting glfw could be considered more then most can do (note I have started on this).

We need to think a little smaller I believe. Web development libraries are a great example in this area.
Also things like a socket implementation for phobos ext.

On 2/11/14, 11:33 PM, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
> I just want to say, most of the ideas on there currently are a little
> 'large' for most developers. Even doing this like porting glfw could be
> considered more then most can do (note I have started on this).

That was my sentiment too.

> We need to think a little smaller I believe. Web development libraries
> are a great example in this area.
> Also things like a socket implementation for phobos ext.

Have at it.


Andrei

Am Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:38:14 -0800
schrieb Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org>:

> We are in the process of finalizing our GSoC 2014 application. Here's our ideas page:
> 
> http://wiki.dlang.org/GSOC_2014_Ideas
> 
> I've copied that from our GSoC 2013 ideas page (we weren't accepted).
> 
> This is the most important part of our application, and where you can significantly improve our chance of being accepted this year. Please add your ideas to the list.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andrei

We don't seem to have any phobos ideas on that list. Do you think writing a complete phobos module is too much work? Some modules could even be ported from Boost.

* std.json replacement (could be based on std.lexers generic lexer)
* std.xml replacement (could be based on std.lexers generic lexer)
* std.i18n.locale /std.i18n.translation (excluding language specific
  conversions, only translation and basic locale handling like
  detecting current locale)

On 2/12/14, 12:22 AM, Johannes Pfau wrote:
> Am Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:38:14 -0800
> schrieb Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org>:
>
>> We are in the process of finalizing our GSoC 2014 application. Here's
>> our ideas page:
>>
>> http://wiki.dlang.org/GSOC_2014_Ideas
>>
>> I've copied that from our GSoC 2013 ideas page (we weren't accepted).
>>
>> This is the most important part of our application, and where you can
>> significantly improve our chance of being accepted this year. Please
>> add your ideas to the list.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andrei
>
> We don't seem to have any phobos ideas on that list. Do you think
> writing a complete phobos module is too much work? Some modules could
> even be ported from Boost.
>
> * std.json replacement (could be based on std.lexers generic lexer)
> * std.xml replacement (could be based on std.lexers generic lexer)
> * std.i18n.locale /std.i18n.translation (excluding language specific
>    conversions, only translation and basic locale handling like
>    detecting current locale)

These seem appropriate. In fact some are too little work for a GSoC.

Andrei