[Haskell-cafe] Haskell Summers of Code retrospective (updated for 2011)

[Jason Dagit]

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Gwern Branwen <gwern0 at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Wheel turns, and months come and pass, leaving blog posts that
> fade into 404s; a wind rose in Mountain View, whispering of the coming
> Winter...
>
> Tonight I sat down and finally looked into the 2011 SoCs to see how
> they turned out and judge them according to my whimsically arbitrary
> and subjective standards:
> http://www.gwern.net/Haskell%20Summer%20of%20Code#results-1
>
> They turned out pretty much as I predicted - but then I *would* say
> that, wouldn't I?

As I've said before.  You clearly have a strong opinion about GSoC and
care about the projects that are accepted.  You should sign up as a
mentor next year, even if it's only to review proposals and provide
feedback.  Especially if you think half of the projects are doomed
each year.

Jason