Re: Summer of Code 2009

[Nick Roberts]

Daniel Clemente writes:
 > 
 > 
 > Hi,
 >   I think this is a very good opportunity to tackle the big projects which
 >   have been around for a long time and which would improve Emacs
 >   considerably.
 > 
 > 
 >   As examples:
 > 
 > 1. Integrate CEDET into Emacs
 > -----------------------------
 >   This will ease support for other languages and integrate features like
 >   code completion, syntax checking, project handling, ... Some other tools
 >   like JDEE (Java support) or ECB could also be included.
 > 
 > 
 > 2. Good multithreading support for Emacs
 > ----------------------------------------
 >   This is much wanted, specially for background processes like checking
 >   mail. It is necessary to profit from multicore processors, very common
 >   nowadays.  There were already attempts to do this.
 >  ...


One SoC project involves a student working for about about twelve weeks.  I'm
not sure how much progress they could make with these tasks in this time.  I
would think it is better to have smaller clearly defined ones.

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob