Apache Software Foundation Supports Student Initiatives
April 16, 2013
One of the most exciting aspects of the open source community, particularly the Apache Software Foundation, is the investment in the next generation. Apache Software Foundation proves their dedication to the new generation of open source developers with their Google Summer of Code (GSoc) program. Read more about the opportunity in the article, “The Apache Software Foundation Community Development Project Welcomes Student Proposals for Google Summer of Code 2013.”
The article begins:
“The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)’s Community Development (ComDev) project today announced its acceptance into the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) as a mentoring organization for the eighth consecutive year. The ComDev team helps newcomers learn about the ASF’s projects, governance, and activities, and guides them in becoming part of the meritocratic, all-volunteer Apache community. Established in 2005, the Google Summer of Code offers student developers from around the world stipends to write code for various Open Source software projects over a three month period.”
This type of continuing program serves as very good news in the developer world. Moving beyond the concerns for sheer profitability, open source is concerned with scalability and efficiency in the workforce, therefore investing in the next generation of promising developers. These developers may then go on to produce solutions to address the data concerns of the future, just as Apache Lucene/Solr developers today are contributing to award-winning solutions like LucidWorks.
Emily Rae Aldridge, April 16, 2013
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