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RailsGirls Summer of Code 2013

RailsGirls Summer of Code wants to help engage Open Source community newbies in projects. Just like in Google Summer of Code and Ruby Summer of Code, students will be paid so they're free to work on Open Source projects for a few months. Unlike those programs, the RailsGirls Summer of Code is not about creating sophisticated, high-end code that very few people code write, but rather cool small projects that are perfect for involving newbies.

If you run an Open Source project, get in touch with us now! [link to contact e-mail or form]

The ideal project for the Rails Girls Summer of code is something simple and cool you always wanted to have, but never got around to do. In other words, it...

• ...is not crucial to your project, but you just love to see it get done
• ...is simple enough that a beginner will be able to complete it in a time-frame of three months or less
• ...could be anything that helps you: Bug fixing, implementing small features, documentation, design, etc - anything that allows the student to both apply her experience and grow with the challenge.
• ...consists of several smaller sub-goals or follow-up goals that can be adjusted to the progress of the student

Each project needs to provide a mentor, who will help the student get up to speed with the project and provide feedback and direction. Mentors will be supported by coaches (experienced developers not necessarily involved in the specific Open Source project, but instead located in the city where the student is based), so the work-load for a mentor is limited.

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Women go Open Source

RailsGirls Summer of Code helps RailsGirls students get into Open Source.

Just like in Google Summer of Code and Ruby Summer of Code, students will be paid so they're free to work on Open Source projects for a few months. Unlike those programs, the RailsGirls Summer of Code is about helping students to further expand their knowledge and skills by contributing to a great Open Source project (rather than producing highly sophisticated code).

If you have an idea for an Open Source project that would fit, get in touch with us now!

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Projects wanted!

The ideal project for the RailsGirls Summer of Code defines a goal that

• can be considered valuable, signific contribution
• is simple enough that a beginner will be able to complete it in a time-frame of three months or less

Each project needs to provide a mentor, who will help the student get up to speed with the project and provide feedback and direction. Mentors will be supported by coaches (developers based in the same city as the student, helping them to accomplish their tasks), so the work-load for a mentor is limited.

Register your project now!

The project goal can consist of several sub-goals or follow-up goals that can be adjusted to the progress of the student. It can include anything that helps you: Bug fixing, implementing small features, documentation, design, etc. Anything that allows the student to both apply her experience and grow with the challenge.

Coming up with a good definition of goals might be hard, taking into account that the student's level of skills is the one of a very newcomer. Don't be discouraged by that. We will work together with you in order to come up with a definition that works well.