[Dune-devel] Regarding GSoC 2013

[Markus Blatt]

Welcome Elena,

thanks for your elaborate introduction.

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:51:28PM +0200, Elena Petrevska wrote:

> My name is Elena Petrevska, and I am interested in Project 4, i.e. "*Add
> Performance Testing to DUNE*".
> I am a student at Hochschule Mannheim in Germany, studying Automation
> Technology (Automatisierungstechnik) and currently enrolled in the second
> semester of my studies.
> 
> This project interests me a lot as it combines the Linux with C++ and
> Software testing. It is definitely the winning combination for my dream
> project, as I am using Linux around 1,5 year from now, and being engaged
> with C and C++ programming as part of my university, but even before, as I
> have had a desire to learn it. Regarding Linux, I started by using Ubuntu,
> but now I am using simultaneously Archlinux and Ubuntu. 

I am not the main mentor for the project you are applying for, but
anyway your background and skills look appropriate to me. And it is
never a mistake to show passion for a particular task.

> Along with the
> desire for using Linux came the desire of participating on GSoC.
> Unfortunately, last year I was not a university student and could not
> apply, but I applied to GWOP (GNOME Women Outreach Program) and got
> involved into the Web Development team [*1*]. Here is my blog, where I
> posted some of the most important points during the project last year [*2*].
> 

Having experience in web development is never a mistake. While some of
have this, too, we are usually lacking time to do it properly.

> 
> Still, I think there is much more to be experimented and discovered than
> the time allows. That's the reason why, I would be really thankful if
> someone gives me some hints of what to concentrate on regarding the "*Add
> Performance Testing to DUNE*" Project, and what to do in order to become
> familiar with the Unit Tests and System Test that should be implemented for
> testing the software.

I think Christian is right person to answer this part and am sure he
will give you some more insight.

Cheers,

Markus

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