Mentorship template for preparing for Google summer of Code challenge. Type = Level 1. Powered by Twoleaps.com
- Mentee should fork this template.
- Mentor should join in as a contributor.
This template is designed to assist Twoleaps mentorship program. The template consists of two major sections: Goals and Progress tracker. Mentors and mentee should add goals prior to start of mentorship. Both Parties should have agreement on the goals. Progress tracker is to be updated on week by week basis with new tasks to complete the defined goals. For each week, a folder in the repository has to be maintained which captures the work done. It can be a small essay of things learned to code written etc.
Regular feedback is highly encouraged. Feedbacks should inspire improvement. Mentors should summarize week by week progress in form of feedback whenever possible and add it to the weekly work folder in form of week1/feedback.md
<Add mentorship timeline here in weeks. Example: 8 weeks starting 10th August>
The objectives of the mentorship should be listed down here. They can be customized over time by the mentor or the mentee's preferences.
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Tools
- Git
- Github
- IRC
- Bug tracker
- Wiki
- Linux
- Virtual Machines / Vbox / Vagrant
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Finding right project
- Openhub
- Chosing a programming language
- Reading how to contribute
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Learn about GSOC
- Structure of the program.
- How it works?
- Organizations that participated in last year
- What is the benefit of participating in GSOC?
- Timeline and important dates.
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Getting started
- Finding right organisation.
- Selecting a project.
- Setting up development stack.
- Joining mailing-list, IRC and communicating with organization.
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Making first contribution
- Finding an issue.
- Submitting code.
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Creating presence in open source world
- Blogging
- Joining community / Champion a cause.
- Other opportunities.
Track weekly progress in this section according to above mentioned goals.
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- Task 1
- Task 2
- Task 3