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* '''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 am Eduardo, a 24 years old guy that is passionated about science and computers. I have a BSc in computer science and I am currently finishing a | I am Eduardo, a 24 years old guy that is passionated about science and computers. I have a BSc in computer science and I am currently finishing a | ||
4 year degree in Materials Engineering. I love all that is related with numerical methods and simulations since the last year (I took a course Simulation of materials) and currently I am doing my final project about simulation of heat | 4 year degree in Materials Engineering. I love all that is related with numerical methods and simulations since the last year (I took a course Simulation of materials) and currently I am doing my final project about simulation of heat diffusion + Joule effect in a nano-wire using FEM. I am a very friendly and teamworking person. | ||
* '''Which languages do you speak?''' | * '''Which languages do you speak?''' | ||
Spanish is my mother tongue but I can write and speak | Spanish is my mother tongue but I can write and speak English relatively fluid. | ||
* '''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 think that I have a nice multidisciplinary background that comes from my two distinct university degrees(and self-teaching). I like to get my hands dirty with lots of different things | I think that I have a nice multidisciplinary background that comes from my two distinct university degrees(and self-teaching). I like to get my hands dirty with lots of different things coming from different fields of science. Despite of that fact, I am interested to focus my professional career in numerical methods and/or simulations related with materials science. | ||
* '''Why do you want to participate in the Google Summer of Code? What do you hope to gain by doing so?''' | * '''Why do you want to participate in the Google Summer of Code? What do you hope to gain by doing so?''' | ||
GSOC is an amazing | GSOC is an amazing program for people that like to code, and the key thing is that you can be involved in a serious free software project with the supervision and help of a mentor! It is a privilege to have a person that can guide you and help you in such a thing. I do not know other program that offers that kind of support. | ||
* '''Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!''''' | * '''Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!''''' | ||
No experience at all. | No experience at all. | ||
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I like developing code with Python the most. I am currently programming a personal web site with a custom blog from scratch using Django. I have touched Java and assembler for the x86 platform and AVR and Motorolla microcontrollers. | I like developing code with Python the most. I am currently programming a personal web site with a custom blog from scratch using Django. I have touched Java and assembler for the x86 platform and AVR and Motorolla microcontrollers. | ||
* '''Please describe your experience with being in a development team. ''Do you have experience working with open source or free projects?''''' | * '''Please describe your experience with being in a development team. ''Do you have experience working with open source or free projects?''''' | ||
I have only that kind of experience while doing some personal projects with a friend of mine, so I have not experience with such a large project and | I have only that kind of experience while doing some personal projects with a friend of mine, so I have not experience with such a large project and free software community. | ||
* '''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.''' | ||
I have dealt with projects with around 2.5-3k lines of code, not more. I | I have dealt with projects with around 2.5-3k lines of code, not more. I don't have a extraordinary successful story about a project I have been in although I have been in lots of small ones. I worked the last year while in college with a friend on a website for informal job seeking done in PHP+MySQL (around 3K lines of PHP code). We even sent the idea to Ycombinator to get funding. Unfortunately we were not selected and the idea was not at good as we thought. I learned a lot with that project, particularly combining both college and a project at the same time, working regularly and establishing deadlines. | ||
* '''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.''''' | ||
None for the moment.... | None for the moment.... | ||
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In 2007 when I used it in a subject called "Pattern recognition" | In 2007 when I used it in a subject called "Pattern recognition" | ||
* '''If not, where would you expect or advise us to do advertising?''' | * '''If not, where would you expect or advise us to do advertising?''' | ||
Do you really need that? At least here in Spain not many people/universities can afford to get a Matlab license (actually I | Do you really need that? At least here in Spain not many people/universities can afford to get a Matlab license (actually I don't know why they should do that xD). You are well advertised just because octave is a quality software. | ||
* '''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, …''''' | ||
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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.''' | ||
I think its totally necessary in a free software community. You have to be prepared to be | I think its totally necessary in a free software community. You have to be prepared to be criticized, in fact is a duty of the community to do it in a constructive way for the goodness of the project. | ||
* '''How autonomous are you when developing?''' | * '''How autonomous are you when developing?''' | ||
Personally I don't like to bother others unless necessary, in fact I always said to my dad when he has an issue with the computer... "first search on Google then ask me" and he always gets really mad. | Personally I don't like to bother others unless necessary, in fact I always said to my dad when he has an issue with the computer... "first search on Google then ask me" and he always gets really mad. | ||