Re: [Bug-wget] [GSoC Proposal] Python3-based FTP Server for Test Suit and Test Suit Refactoring

[Darshit Shah]

On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 2:32 AM, 陈子杭 (Zihang Chen) <address@hidden> wrote:
> Absolutely! BTW what timezone are you in?
>
I'm in CET. You? Would something akin to 8:00am CET be fine with you

> 2014年3月16日 上午4:49于 "Darshit Shah" <address@hidden>写道：
>
>> Hi Zihang,
>>
>> There's some improvements, but some of the areas are still missing.
>>
>> Can we have a discussion sometime on IRC regarding the same?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 5:29 PM, 陈子杭 (Zihang Chen) <address@hidden>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi, Darshit.
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot for the advice. Just updated the proposal hosted on gist.
>> >
>> > https://gist.github.com/mad4alcohol/9487859
>> >
>> >
>> > 2014-03-14 21:03 GMT+08:00 Darshit Shah <address@hidden>:
>> >
>> >> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Darshit Shah <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:53 AM, 陈子杭 (Zihang Chen)
>> >> > <address@hidden>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> Hi.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I just uploaded my proposal for GSoC 2014 on melange. Looking
>> >> >> forward
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> your feedback :)
>> >> >>
>> >> > You should preferably mark it public, and give a link here, so that
>> >> > everyone, even
>> >> > those not registered on melange can read and review your proposal.
>> >> >
>> >> > ================ Proposal Review ===============================
>> >> >
>> >> > Your summary seems fine. You could expand on the deliverables a
>> >> > little
>> >> > more.
>> >> > What is suggest is you separate the deliverables from the plan and
>> >> > technical
>> >> > details. What will you deliver? That is what should come there, not
>> >> > *how*.
>> >> >
>> >> > You can/should explain the how as a subsection under your plan. Also,
>> >> > what library do you intend to use? And how?
>> >> >
>> >> > In the summary and plan you state you wish to refactor the current
>> >> > code.
>> >> > But
>> >> > you provide no idea at all about what is wrong and how you plan to
>> >> > fix
>> >> > it.
>> >> >
>> >> > I found your timeline lacking in a few aspects:
>> >> > 1. The final selections are announced on 21st April. Your timeline
>> >> > starts on 19th
>> >> > May.
>> >> > 2. What do you plan on doing between now and 21st April?
>> >> > 3. The community bonding period is an important part of the program.
>> >> > It is completely
>> >> > missing in your proposal.
>> >> > 4. You are already working on, and have almost completed the
>> >> > refactoring patchset. I
>> >> > don't see why you'd need 2 weeks to refactor it more. If you have any
>> >> > further plans
>> >> > about changes, you should state them in the proposal.
>> >> > 5. I don't see the point of spending one week of coding time in
>> >> > making a
>> >> > design
>> >> > document. This is should be ready before coding begins.
>> >> > 6. I'm glad you're upfront about your exams midway through the
>> >> > program.
>> >> > We can
>> >> > work around it without any hiccups.
>> >> >
>> >> > Speaking through experience, I'm not so sure if having a part-time
>> >> > internship
>> >> > simultaneously along with GSoC is a good idea. It usually takes a lot
>> >> > more
>> >> > time than you expect right now. And neither will your internship be
>> >> > any easier on
>> >> > you. In the end, you will either forego one for the other, or end up
>> >> > sick.
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, in my opinion your timeline needs some more thought and work.
>> >> > And,
>> >> > again,
>> >> > from experience, make it fine grained. Think more about each step and
>> >> > you'll find
>> >> > you've missed something, or the times just don't add up correctly.
>> >> >
>> >> > Usually, slots of 2 weeks are preferred. That also matches the
>> >> > timeline
>> >> > you
>> >> > suggest for discussing things over with your mentor.
>> >> >
>> >> > As suggested in the FAQ, you should really keep the time between
>> >> > suggested
>> >> > down and firm pencils down to clean up your code and wrap things up.
>> >> > You
>> >> > *will* need, and I repeat, you *will* need the whole week to wrap up
>> >> > and get your
>> >> > code ready for merging.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Also, please edit your title to reflect which project you're applying
>> >> for, i.e. Wget
>> >> in the beginning. GNU has lots of projects and it should be easy to
>> >> spot
>> >> which
>> >> ones are for Wget.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Thanking You,
>> >> Darshit Shah
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> > Chen Zihang,
>> > Computer School of Wuhan University
>> > ---
>> > 此致
>> > 陈子杭
>> > 武汉大学计算机学院
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanking You,
>> Darshit Shah



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Thanking You,
Darshit Shah