| | 1 | = Google Summer of Code 2010: Welcome to Parrot! = |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | == GSoC details == |
| | 4 | * [http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc General details] |
| | 5 | * [http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc_2010_projects List of projects] |
| | 6 | * [http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc_mentors List of mentors] |
| | 7 | * Remember, you '''must''' use [http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc_2010_proposal_template the prescribed template]! |
| | 8 | * For any Perl Foundation/GSoC help, ask at the [http://groups.google.com/group/tpf-gsoc-students TPF GSoC mailing list]. |
| | 9 | |
| | 10 | == First steps == |
| | 11 | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot_virtual_machine What is Parrot?] |
| | 12 | * To get started, read the NewParrotDeveloperGuide. |
| | 13 | * Or browse the Parrot SVN repository [source:/ online]. |
| | 14 | |
| | 15 | == Getting your bearings == |
| | 16 | * [http://docs.parrot.org/ Comprehensive documentation] (as well as [http://docs.parrot.org/parrot/latest/html/pdds.html design] and [http://docs.parrot.org/parrot/latest/html/developer.html developer documentation]) is available online. |
| | 17 | * [wiki:"PIR Tutorial"] will get you started on ParrotIntermediateRepresentation, Parrot's native language. |
| | 18 | * There's a [http://www.parrot.org/dev bunch of resources] for developers. |
| | 19 | * Other online resources are listed at WhereIsIt. |
| | 20 | * Check out current ParrotBestPractices. |
| | 21 | * If you're working on Rakudo, the [wiki:PGEBestPractices] might also be helpful. |
| | 22 | * There are some recommended DeveloperTools. |
| | 23 | |
| | 24 | == Current progress / things to work on == |
| | 25 | * ParrotRoadmap (or [https://trac.parrot.org/parrot/roadmap the ticket-based Trac roadmap], or ParrotLongTermRoadmap). |
| | 26 | * Some lists of tasks: CallingConventionsTasklist, ConvertTestsToParrot, DocsTasklist, [wiki:GCTasklist], [wiki:IOTasklist], ParrotBasedConfig, [wiki:Pdd30InstallTasklist], [wiki:StringsTasklist]. |
| | 27 | * WhiteKnight has lots of ideas for GSoC projects on his [http://wknight8111.blogspot.com/search/label/GSOCIdeas blog] |
| | 28 | |
| | 29 | == Projects up for grabs == #projects-up-for-grabs |
| | 30 | * Look for projects under "Parrot" at [http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc_2010_projects the TPF GSoC project listing]. |
| | 31 | |
| | 32 | == Saying "Hi" == |
| | 33 | * Sign up on the mailing list: [http://lists.parrot.org/mailman/listinfo/parrot-dev parrot-dev@lists.parrot.org]. |
| | 34 | * On IRC in #parrot at irc.parrot.org. |
