Projects

The ideal project for the Rails Girls Summer of Code defines a goal that:

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

A project goal 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.

Also, the goal can consist of several sub-goals or follow-up goals that can be adjusted to the progress of the student. Coming up with a good definition might be hard, taking into account that the student's skills are not yet advanced. Don't be discouraged by that. We will work together with you in order to figure out a definition that works well.

To start defining your goal, ask yourself:

What can be done to help a Ruby newcomer become a core contributor on your project? Also, consider this to be a learning target. Different from Google's or Ruby's Summer of Code, the Rails Girls Summer of Code is about encouraging, motivating, helping newcomers to learn and eventually provide valuable, significant contributions.

Projects will be asked to provide a mentor, who will act as experts in the project's domain, and provide feedback and direction. In their day-to-day work students will supported by coaches (developers based in the same city as the student, helping them to accomplish their tasks), so the workload for a mentor is limited.

You can find examples of projects and possible goals on list of projects.