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== A: An introduction == | == A: An introduction == | ||
* Please describe yourself in three sentences, one of them regarding your current studies. | * Please describe yourself in three sentences, one of them regarding your current studies. | ||
I'm a computer engineering student and will finish my study in may/2014. | I'm a computer engineering student and will finish my study in may/2014. My favorite . Free Software always take my attention because the easy installation of packages allow me to install one of the best image editor/3d modelling/video editor/IDE very fast. | ||
** Which languages do you speak? | ** Which languages do you speak? | ||
I'm a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker and | I'm a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker, I also speak English fairly well and I'm studing Spanish and German. | ||
** What's your overall background? ''The general field you work in or are studying, e.g. computer science, physics, artificial intelligence, control theory...'' | ** What's your overall background? ''The general field you work in or are studying, e.g. computer science, physics, artificial intelligence, control theory...'' | ||
I like computer programming and math in second place. I did some research in Geometric Algebra over two years in the past, there is a Matlab package with a geometric algebra tutorial that doesn't work in octave because of some input functions. I want finish my graduate course and start an Master of Science course and work with octave is a great way to improve my curriculum. My main experience is in Image Processing, but I have interest in other areas like control or numerical computation. | I like computer programming and math in second place. I did some research in Geometric Algebra over two years in the past, there is a Matlab package with a geometric algebra tutorial that doesn't work in octave because of some input functions. I want finish my graduate course and start an Master of Science course and work with octave is a great way to improve my curriculum. My main experience is in Image Processing, but I have interest in other areas like control or numerical computation. | ||
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In university the major projects intended to be done in groups. I participated in translation of some packages in Ubuntu and helped in the Portuguese forum. Existed a project called Mono Brasil which had a visual basic.net compiler and many documentation in Portuguese, I helped in translation, answered some questions in forum and in e-mail list. I tried to make a wrapper for autodia read argouml files, but it didn't work because argouml xml files weren't read by sympleXML (a Perl library). | In university the major projects intended to be done in groups. I participated in translation of some packages in Ubuntu and helped in the Portuguese forum. Existed a project called Mono Brasil which had a visual basic.net compiler and many documentation in Portuguese, I helped in translation, answered some questions in forum and in e-mail list. I tried to make a wrapper for autodia read argouml files, but it didn't work because argouml xml files weren't read by sympleXML (a Perl library). | ||
* Please describe the biggest project you have written code for and what you learned by doing so. Also describe your role in that project over time. | * Please describe the biggest project you have written code for and what you learned by doing so. Also describe your role in that project over time. | ||
There was one that consist of a omnidirectional robot project that have planning, checkpoints and much work distributed in five members. In this project the time used in communication was enormous. I worked in the GUI and in the wire-less communication between the computer and the robot. The project helped-me gain experience in big projects and in group work | There was one that consist of a omnidirectional robot project that have planning, checkpoints and much work distributed in five members. In this project the time used in communication was enormous and yet the time cannot be spend in a better way. I worked in the GUI and in the wire-less communication between the computer and the robot. The project helped-me gain experience in big projects and in group work. | ||
* Please state the commits and patches you already contributed to Octave. ''This question (one of the most important parts by the way) is the only part of your application our wiki admins will edit for you even after the application deadline. Code sometimes speaks louder than many words do.'' | * Please state the commits and patches you already contributed to Octave. ''This question (one of the most important parts by the way) is the only part of your application our wiki admins will edit for you even after the application deadline. Code sometimes speaks louder than many words do.'' | ||
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** If so, when and where? How far have you been involved already? | ** If so, when and where? How far have you been involved already? | ||
** If not, where would you expect or advise us to do advertising? | ** If not, where would you expect or advise us to do advertising? | ||
I don't remember the first time I | I don't remember the first time I listened about Octave, I used Octave in all homework where I was supposed to use Matlab. I think professors should use Octave, but the major of them prefer Matlab. I can’t think a place to advise free and easily that would increases it uses. | ||
* What was the first question concerning Octave you could not find an answer to rather quickly? ''Of course more than one question can be stated. We try to improve based on this each year! Includes learning how to use it, code, website, GSoC application, …'' | * What was the first question concerning Octave you could not find an answer to rather quickly? ''Of course more than one question can be stated. We try to improve based on this each year! Includes learning how to use it, code, website, GSoC application, …'' | ||
In Matlab communication toolbox is possible to simulate some data communication using blocks, I don't know if it's possible with Octave even using only the command line. | In Matlab communication toolbox is possible to simulate some data communication using blocks, I don't know if it's possible with Octave even using only the command line. | ||
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== S: Self-assessment == | == S: Self-assessment == | ||
* Please describe how useful criticism looks from your point of view as committing student. | * Please describe how useful criticism looks from your point of view as committing student. | ||
Criticism means that | Criticism means that someone spend his time looking my work, so he have the right to criticism. But I don't like suggestions about the whole thing, tips in specific point's are more welcome. | ||
* How autonomous are you when developing? ''If you answer both subquestions with "Yes, definitely", we are a tad confused. ;-)'' | * How autonomous are you when developing? ''If you answer both subquestions with "Yes, definitely", we are a tad confused. ;-)'' | ||
I prefer to search in Google before ask for help. | I prefer to search in Google before ask for help. However questions that my orientator can answer fast are worth being asked. | ||
** Do you like to discuss changes intensively and not start coding until you know what you want to do? | ** Do you like to discuss changes intensively and not start coding until you know what you want to do? | ||
I only start to code with a initial class diagram, but I never discussed much before start | I only start to code with a initial class diagram, but I never discussed much before start coding. | ||
** Do you like to code a proof of concept to 'see how it turns out', modifying that and taking the risk of having work thrown away if it doesn't match what the project or original proponent had in mind? | ** Do you like to code a proof of concept to 'see how it turns out', modifying that and taking the risk of having work thrown away if it doesn't match what the project or original proponent had in mind? | ||
Some code can definitely be | Some code can definitely be written before a discuss, this code includes examples of uses of other software parts and use of library’s. In complex software's I prefer the spiral development model. | ||
== Y: Your task == | == Y: Your task [TODO]== | ||
* Did you select a task from our list of proposals and ideas? | * Did you select a task from our list of proposals and ideas? | ||
I | I choosed the Interface to Electronic Circuit Simulator. | ||
http://wiki.octave.org/Summer_of_Code_Project_Ideas#Interface_to_Electronic_Circuit_Simulator | http://wiki.octave.org/Summer_of_Code_Project_Ideas#Interface_to_Electronic_Circuit_Simulator | ||
** If yes, what task did you choose? Please describe what part of it you especially want to focus on if you can already provide this information. ''Please also wiki-link the page for your elaborated proposal here.'' | ** If yes, what task did you choose? Please describe what part of it you especially want to focus on if you can already provide this information. ''Please also wiki-link the page for your elaborated proposal here.'' | ||
** If you apply for a task you have added yourself instead, please describe this task, its scope and people you already talked to concerning it. What field of tasks did you miss on the list? | ** If you apply for a task you have added yourself instead, please describe this task, its scope and people you already talked to concerning it. What field of tasks did you miss on the list? | ||
* Please provide a rough estimated timeline for your work on the task. ''This should include the GSoC midterms and personal commitments like exams or vacation ("non-coding time"). Optionally include two or three milestones you expect.'' | * Please provide a rough estimated timeline for your work on the task. ''This should include the GSoC midterms and personal commitments like exams or vacation ("non-coding time"). Optionally include two or three milestones you expect.'' | ||