[Dune-devel] Regarding GSoC 2013

[Elena Petrevska]

Hello  Mr. Blatt,

Thank you for your immediate response.

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.
>

It indeed seemed to me as an intriguing and impressive project.


> > 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.
>

Maybe at some time, when needed, I can work on the web development part as
well. It would be my pleasure to assist there if needed.


>
> >
> > 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.
>

Should I wait for his reply, or send him an e-mail instead ?


>
> Cheers,
>
> Markus
>


Thank you for your assistance and guidance,

Sincerely,
Elena Petrevska
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