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Since 2011 the GNU Octave project has mentored 38 students in [[Summer of Code]] (SoC) programs by [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ Google] and [https://socis.esa.int/ ESA]. Those programs aim to | {{Note|GNU Octave [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/5849336744771584/ has been selected] as mentoring organization for GSoC 2021.}} | ||
Since 2011 the GNU Octave project has mentored 38 students in [[Summer of Code]] (SoC) programs by [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ Google] and [https://socis.esa.int/ ESA]. Those programs aim to advertise open-source software development and to attract potential new Octave developers. | |||
= Steps toward a successful application = | = Steps toward a successful application = | ||
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#* We are interested in you as motivated developer 💻 There is no need to present an overwhelming CV with prestigious universities 🏰 and programming contest awards 🏆 in it. We are very fine if you just communicate using a nickname with us. | #* We are interested in you as motivated developer 💻 There is no need to present an overwhelming CV with prestigious universities 🏰 and programming contest awards 🏆 in it. We are very fine if you just communicate using a nickname with us. | ||
#* If your first question is "Hi I'm new to Octave. What should I do?" '''you are out''' 🤦 | #* If your first question is "Hi I'm new to Octave. What should I do?" '''you are out''' 🤦 | ||
# 📝💡 '''Tell us what you are going to do.''' | # 📝💡 '''Tell us what you are going to do.''' | ||
#* When you contact us for the first time, do not write just to say in what project you're interested in. Be specific about what you are going to do, post many links 🔗, show us you know what you are talking about 💡, and ask many [http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html smart questions] 🤓 | #* When you contact us for the first time, do not write just to say in what project you're interested in. Be specific about what you are going to do, post many links 🔗, show us you know what you are talking about 💡, and ask many [http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html smart questions] 🤓 | ||
#* Remember, '''we are voluntary developers and not your boss''' 🙂 | |||
# 👩🔬 '''Get your hands dirty.''' | # 👩🔬 '''Get your hands dirty.''' | ||
#* We are curious about your programming skills ⌨️ | #* We are curious about your programming skills ⌨️ | ||
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== Table datatype == | == Table datatype == | ||
In 2013, Matlab introduced a [https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ | In 2013, Matlab introduced a [https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/tables.html new table datatype] to conveniently organize and access data in tabular form. This datatype has not been introduced to Octave yet (see bug {{bug|44571}}). However, there are two initial implementation approaches https://github.com/apjanke/octave-tablicious and https://github.com/gnu-octave/table. | ||
Based upon the existing approaches, the goal of this project is to define an initial subset of [https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/tables.htmlMatlab's table functions], which involve sorting, splitting, merging, and file I/O and implement it within the given time frame. | |||
* '''Required skills''' | |||
: Knowledge of Octave, C/C++ | |||
* '''Potential mentors''' | |||
: [[User:siko1056|Kai]] | |||
== Jupyter Notebook Integration == | |||
<q>The [https://jupyter.org Jupyter Notebook] is an open-source web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and narrative text.</q> | |||
To interactively work with Octave code within Jupyter Notebooks, there already exists an [https://github.com/Calysto/octave_kernel Octave kernel for Jupyter]. | |||
'''This project''' aims to support the '''opposite direction''': running (and filling) Jupyter Notebook within GNU Octave. This would enable Jupyter Notebook users to evaluate '''long running Octave Notebooks''' on a computing server without permanent browser connection, which is [https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/issues/1647 still a pending issue]. To achieve this, different strategies are possible: | |||
# Synchronize an internal Octave data structure (e.g. classdef object) with the Jupyter Notebook. Probably the safest approach, but does not enable any interactivity from the Octave GUI. | |||
# Import/export a Jupyter Notebook as Octave script (translate non-code sections to comments and vice versa). Files can be edited from the Octave GUI, but probably conversion losses might occur (e.g. embedded graphics). | |||
# A synthesis of both approaches? | |||
In general a [https://nbformat.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ Jupyter Notebook] is a plain JSON document, which will be supported in Octave 7 (current development version) or through the [https://gnu-octave.github.io/pkg-index/package/pkg-json JSON package] for older Octave versions. | |||
* '''Required skills''' | * '''Required skills''' | ||