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SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T22:33:14Z

Carlestyle: /* Practical considerations */

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''' 
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''About''' 
* '''Name''': Carles Fernandez
* '''Age''': 22
* '''Studies''': Computer Science Degree at [http://www.upf.edu/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra]
* '''Location''': Barcelona, Spain

'''Contact information''' 
* '''email:''' carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project==
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
* '''holidays''': I have a planned trip from April 19th to April 26th.
* '''exams''': this semester I only have three subjects and only one has exam. It will be by the end of June.
* '''summer''': I have summer holidays starting from June the 24th up to mid September.
* '''summing up''': that means that excluding one week from April (trip) and one week from June (exam) I'll have the rest of the time to work on the project.

'''Project Timeline:''' 
* '''April''':
** 3rd to 17th: do some research, find which are the community most needed statistics and additional ideas. Determine language(s) for the project implementation.
** 19th to 26th: trip holidays
* '''May''':
** 1st to 10th: first tests with the DB.
** 11th to 25th: basic implementation of the most critical statistics needs. basic UI.
* '''June''':
** 1st to 10th: continue implementation of more statistics handling. basic UI with some Google Charts usage.
** 11th to 20th: improve UI with AJAX modules and make extensive use of Google Charts API.
** 20th to 30th: exam period.
* '''July''':
** 1st to 7th: finalize the first part of the UI and do some hard testing (both to the UI and statistics gathering)
** 7th to 13th: correct bugs and errors. End with a working implementation of the main statistics needs with a working and fancy UI.
** 14th to 29th: retrieve feedback from the community. See what could be improved, which parts are still missing, see if there any new additional ideas that could still be implemented, etc.
* '''August''':
** 1st to 10th: make corrections, correct errors and finish the final implementation.
** 11th to 17th: ''pencils down'' -> scrub code, write tests, improve documentation, etc

Okay, so now I realize I've made something that might be too specific but changes could be made to this timeline. But in general I think it is feasible :D

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 
Although I still haven't decided which would be the definitive language I would use, I think that maybe the most appropiate one would be PHP for this kind of project.

Implement fast and low cpu consuming methods to retrieve, organize and sort data from SQLs database.
I plan on using [http://chart.apis.google.com google charts API] in order to plot data.
Use AJAX in order to be able to sort and recalculate data without having to reload the current page.
Of course: use the Model View Controller pattern.

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 
* Gain lots of general experience (learn, learn and learn :D)
* Open source development skills
* Improve my web developing skills
* Better teamworking skills

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 
* It's People (nowadays I don't know almost anyone, but I'm sure I'll find great people here)
* My willingness to make improvements to the stats project and bring it further and further. Make it awesome.
* Learn more and more about open source development and its sorrounding (''hey.. maybe in a future I can become a mentor to some future student like me'')

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

Depending on the size of the project and if I have to do it alone or with other students sometimes I use Subversion.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T22:29:43Z

Carlestyle: /* Project */

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''' 
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''About''' 
* '''Name''': Carles Fernandez
* '''Age''': 22
* '''Studies''': Computer Science Degree at [http://www.upf.edu/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra]
* '''Location''': Barcelona, Spain

'''Contact information''' 
* '''email:''' carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project==
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
* '''holidays''': I have a planned trip from April 19th to April 26th.
* '''exams''': this semester I only have three subjects and only one has exam. It will be by the end of June.
* '''summer''': I have summer holidays starting from June the 24th up to mid September.
* '''summing up''': that means that excluding one week from April (trip) and one week from June (exam) I'll have the rest of the time to work on the project.

'''Project Timeline:''' 
* '''April''':
** 3rd to 17th: do some research, find which are the community most needed statistics and additional ideas. Determine language(s) for the project implementation.
** 19th to 26th: trip holidays
* '''May''':
** 1st to 10th: first tests with the DB.
** 11th to 25th: basic implementation of the most critical statistics needs. basic UI.
* '''June''':
** 1st to 10th: continue implementation of more statistics handling. basic UI with some Google Charts usage.
** 11th to 20th: improve UI with AJAX modules and make extensive use of Google Charts API.
** 20th to 30th: exam period.
* '''July''':
** 1st to 7th: finalize the first part of the UI and do some hard testing (both to the UI and statistics gathering)
** 7th to 13th: correct bugs and errors. End with a working implementation of the main statistics needs with a working and fancy UI.
** 14th to 29th: retrieve feedback from the community. See what could be improved, which parts are still missing, see if there any new additional ideas that could still be implemented, etc.
* '''August''':
** 1st to 10th: make corrections, correct errors and finish the final implementation.
** 11th to 17th: ''pencils down'' -> scrub code, write tests, improve documentation, etc

Okay, so now I realize I've made something that might be too specific but changes could be made to this timeline. But in general I think it is feasible :D

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 
Although I still haven't decided which would be the definitive language I would use, I think that maybe the most appropiate one would be PHP for this kind of project.

Implement fast and low cpu consuming methods to retrieve, organize and sort data from SQLs database.
I plan on using [http://chart.apis.google.com google charts API] in order to plot data.
Use AJAX in order to be able to sort and recalculate data without having to reload the current page.
Of course: use the Model View Controller pattern.

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 
* Gain lots of general experience (learn, learn and learn :D)
* Open source development skills
* Improve my web developing skills
* Better teamworking skills

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 
* It's People (nowadays I don't know almost anyone, but I'm sure I'll find great people here)
* My willingness to make improvements to the stats project and bring it further and further. Make it awesome.
* Learn more and more about open source development and its sorrounding (''hey.. maybe in a future I can become a mentor to some future student like me'')

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T22:29:26Z

Carlestyle: /* Project */

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''' 
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''About''' 
* '''Name''': Carles Fernandez
* '''Age''': 22
* '''Studies''': Computer Science Degree at [http://www.upf.edu/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra]
* '''Location''': Barcelona, Spain

'''Contact information''' 
* '''email:''' carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project==
''(Currently Editing This Part)''
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
* '''holidays''': I have a planned trip from April 19th to April 26th.
* '''exams''': this semester I only have three subjects and only one has exam. It will be by the end of June.
* '''summer''': I have summer holidays starting from June the 24th up to mid September.
* '''summing up''': that means that excluding one week from April (trip) and one week from June (exam) I'll have the rest of the time to work on the project.

'''Project Timeline:''' 
* '''April''':
** 3rd to 17th: do some research, find which are the community most needed statistics and additional ideas. Determine language(s) for the project implementation.
** 19th to 26th: trip holidays
* '''May''':
** 1st to 10th: first tests with the DB.
** 11th to 25th: basic implementation of the most critical statistics needs. basic UI.
* '''June''':
** 1st to 10th: continue implementation of more statistics handling. basic UI with some Google Charts usage.
** 11th to 20th: improve UI with AJAX modules and make extensive use of Google Charts API.
** 20th to 30th: exam period.
* '''July''':
** 1st to 7th: finalize the first part of the UI and do some hard testing (both to the UI and statistics gathering)
** 7th to 13th: correct bugs and errors. End with a working implementation of the main statistics needs with a working and fancy UI.
** 14th to 29th: retrieve feedback from the community. See what could be improved, which parts are still missing, see if there any new additional ideas that could still be implemented, etc.
* '''August''':
** 1st to 10th: make corrections, correct errors and finish the final implementation.
** 11th to 17th: ''pencils down'' -> scrub code, write tests, improve documentation, etc

Okay, so now I realize I've made something that might be too specific but changes could be made to this timeline. But in general I think it is feasible :D

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 
Although I still haven't decided which would be the definitive language I would use, I think that maybe the most appropiate one would be PHP for this kind of project.

Implement fast and low cpu consuming methods to retrieve, organize and sort data from SQLs database.
I plan on using [http://chart.apis.google.com google charts API] in order to plot data.
Use AJAX in order to be able to sort and recalculate data without having to reload the current page.
Of course: use the Model View Controller pattern.

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 
* Gain lots of general experience (learn, learn and learn :D)
* Open source development skills
* Improve my web developing skills
* Better teamworking skills

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 
* It's People (nowadays I don't know almost anyone, but I'm sure I'll find great people here)
* My willingness to make improvements to the stats project and bring it further and further. Make it awesome.
* Learn more and more about open source development and its sorrounding (''hey.. maybe in a future I can become a mentor to some future student like me'')

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T22:17:02Z

Carlestyle: /* Project */

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''' 
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''About''' 
* '''Name''': Carles Fernandez
* '''Age''': 22
* '''Studies''': Computer Science Degree at [http://www.upf.edu/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra]
* '''Location''': Barcelona, Spain

'''Contact information''' 
* '''email:''' carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project==
''(Currently Editing This Part)''
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
* '''holidays''': I have a planned trip from April 19th to April 26th.
* '''exams''': this semester I only have three subjects and only one has exam. It will be by the end of June.
* '''summer''': I have summer holidays starting from June the 24th up to mid September.
* '''summing up''': that means that excluding one week from April (trip) and one week from June (exam) I'll have the rest of the time to work on the project.

'''Project Timeline:''' 
* '''April''':
** 3rd to 17th: do some research, find which are the community most needed statistics and additional ideas. Determine language(s) for the project implementation.
** 19th to 26th: trip holidays
* '''May''':
** 1st to 10th: first tests with the DB.
** 11th to 25th: basic implementation of the most critical statistics needs. basic UI.
* '''June''':
** 1st to 10th: continue implementation of more statistics handling. basic UI with some Google Charts usage.
** 11th to 20th: improve UI with AJAX modules and make extensive use of Google Charts API.
** 20th to 30th: exam period.
* '''July''':
** 1st to 7th: finalize the first part of the UI and do some hard testing (both to the UI and statistics gathering)
** 7th to 13th: correct bugs and errors. End with a working implementation of the main statistics needs with a working and fancy UI.
** 14th to 29th: retrieve feedback from the community. See what could be improved, which parts are still missing, see if there any new additional ideas that could still be implemented, etc.
* '''August''':
** 1st to 10th: make corrections, correct errors and finish the final implementation.
** 11th to 17th: ''pencils down'' -> scrub code, write tests, improve documentation, etc

Okay, so now I realize I've made something that might be too specific but changes could be made to this timeline. But in general I think it is feasible :D

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 
Although I still haven't decided which would be the definitive language I would use, I think that maybe the most appropiate one would be PHP for this kind of project.

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 
Gain lots of experience (learn, learn and learn :D).
Improve my web developing skills.
Better teamworking skills.

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 
* It's People (nowadays I don't know almost anyone, but I'm sure I'll find great people here)
* My willingness to make improvements to the stats project and bring it further and further. Make it awesome.
* Learn more and more about open source development and its sorrounding (''hey.. maybe in a future I can become a mentor to some future student like me'')

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T21:58:48Z

Carlestyle: /* Project */

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''' 
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''About''' 
* '''Name''': Carles Fernandez
* '''Age''': 22
* '''Studies''': Computer Science Degree at [http://www.upf.edu/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra]
* '''Location''': Barcelona, Spain

'''Contact information''' 
* '''email:''' carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project==
''(Currently Editing This Part)''
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
* '''holidays''': I have a planned trip from April 19th to April 26th.
* '''exams''': this semester I only have three subjects and only one has exam. It will be by the end of June.
* '''summer''': I have summer holidays starting from June the 24th up to mid September.
* '''summing up''': that means that excluding one week from April (trip) and one week from June (exam) I'll have the rest of the time to work on the project.

'''Project Timeline:''' 
* '''April''':
** 3rd to 17th: do some research, find which are the community most needed statistics and additional ideas. Determine language(s) for the project implementation.
** 19th to 26th: trip holidays
* '''May''':
** 1st to 10th: first tests with the DB.
** 11th to 25th: basic implementation of the most critical statistics needs. basic UI.
* '''June''':
** 1st to 10th: continue implementation of more statistics handling. basic UI with some Google Charts usage.
** 11th to 20th: improve UI with AJAX modules and make extensive use of Google Charts API.
** 20th to 30th: exam period.
* '''July''':
** 1st to 7th: finalize the first part of the UI and do some hard testing (both to the UI and statistics gathering)
** 7th to 13th: correct bugs and errors. End with a working implementation of the main statistics needs with a working and fancy UI.
** 14th to 29th: retrieve feedback from the community. See what could be improved, which parts are still missing, see if there any new additional ideas that could still be implemented, etc.
* '''August''':
** 1st to 10th: make corrections, correct errors and finish the final implementation.
** 11th to 17th: ''pencils down'' -> scrub code, write tests, improve documentation, etc

Okay, so now I realize I've made something that might be too specific but changes could be made to this timeline. But in general I think it is feasible :D

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 
However I still haven't decided which is going to be the definitive language I would use, I think that maybe the most appropiate one would be PHP for this kind of project.

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 
A lot of experience (learn, learn and learn :D).

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T21:06:58Z

Carlestyle:

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''' 
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''About''' 
* '''Name''': Carles Fernandez
* '''Age''': 22
* '''Studies''': Computer Science Degree at [http://www.upf.edu/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra]
* '''Location''': Barcelona, Spain

'''Contact information''' 
* '''email:''' carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project==
''(Currently Editing This Part)''
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
Okay so here it is my initial estimated timeline:
First week:

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T21:04:41Z

Carlestyle:

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''' 
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''About''' 
* '''Name''': Carles Fernandez
* '''Age''': 22
* '''Studies''': Computer Science Degree at [http://www.upf.edu/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra]
* '''Location''': Barcelona, Spain

'''Contact information''' 
* '''email:''' carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project== (Currently Editing This Part)
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
Okay so here it is my initial estimated timeline:
First week:

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T20:58:31Z

Carlestyle:

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''':
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''Contact information''' 
* '''email:''' carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project== (Currently Editing This Part)
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
Okay so here it is my initial estimated timeline:
First week:

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T20:58:12Z

Carlestyle:

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''':
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''Contact information''' 
email: carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project== (Currently Editing This Part)
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
Okay so here it is my initial estimated timeline:
First week:

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T20:57:54Z

Carlestyle:

==Brief Summary==
'''Account nicknames''':
* '''gna:''' carlestyle
* '''Forum:''' carlestyle
* '''Irc:''' carlestyle

'''Contact information'''
email: carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project== (Currently Editing This Part)
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
Okay so here it is my initial estimated timeline:
First week:

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!

SummerOfCodeIdeas

2009-03-23T20:54:37Z

Carlestyle: /* Implement campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org */

This is a compilation of ideas from ML. Needs to be refined (more detailed description, deliverables, workload estimation?):

== I want to be one of your Google Summer of Code students, what should I do... ==

Here is a quick list of things to do to get you started
* Create an account on gna.org
* Create an account on the wesnoth forum, and tell an admin on the IRC channel to mark is as a GSoC Student account (Admins are boucman, Ivanovic, mordante, Shadow_Master, Sirp and Turuk)
* Join the irc channel (#wesnoth-dev on irc.freenode.net) and introduce yourself. We will not give formal interviews, but we will clearly favor people we have learned to know during the selection process (basically communication via IRC is mandatory for our project! it is the main way of "every day communication" for Wesnoth. For the same reason, it's also a good idea to regularly read the [http://wesnoth.debian.net/?C=M;O=A IRC logs].).

* Start a wiki page about your idea, add a link on the bottom of this page and add this information on it:
** List your account names (gna, forum, irc nick) so that we can recognize you
** Fill the questionnaire on this page: [[SoC_Information_for_Google#Does_your_organization_have_an_application_template_you_would_like_to_see_students_use.3F_If_so.2C_please_provide_it_now.| List of questions to answer]]
** Detail your idea as much as possible, look at other students pages, and please give milestones and studies you've done
** Add a link to the page at the bottom of this page

* Though not mandatory, it is highly advisable to go to the [[EasyCoding]] and [[NotSoEasyCoding]] pages and implement one of these ideas (or any idea of similar scope) so we have an idea how you work. Be sure to use your gna account when submitting these patches so we know who it is coming from. You can also implement some features from our feature request database at gna. When you implement something, also list it on your own page with a reference to the patch.

* For working on Wesnoth you have to be able to compile trunk. To do so you should have a look at the [[WesnothSVN|page about svn]] and afterwards [[CompilingWesnoth|compile Wesnoth svn]].

* Once you have everything done here and think your idea is okay, go to [http://groups.google.com/group/google-summer-of-code-announce/web/guide-to-the-gsoc-web-app-for-student-applicants page at google] to submit your application. You have to submit it before '''Date to be supplied later''' or you have no chance to get in!

== List of Ideas for the Project (Suggestions from the wesnoth developers) ==

Here is only a short description of possible Ideas we have, each has a page of its own with a more detailed version on it.

=== Optimize implementation of WML for memory usage ===

Based on this idea: [http://dave.wesnoth.org/?p=9] optimize WML to minimize its memory usage. High memory usage has been a problem for Wesnoth, and this project will aim to reduce it.

=== Implement campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org ===

Wesnoth has an infrastructure which records details of campaigns that players play into a centralized MySQL database. However, we only have rudimentary reports based on this MySQL database available at this time, at [http://stats.wesnoth.org].

This project would involve writing a stats reporting web site which would take the data from the MySQL database and produce reports in chart and table form. Campaign designers would be able to use these reports to gather feedback on their campaigns and get ideas for improvements.

A student could largely make their choice of infrastructure for creating the Website -- whether they prefer Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP, etc. This is a great opportunity for someone who doesn't want to dive into hardcore C++ to make a valuable contribution to Wesnoth.

[[SoC Ideas Stats Server]] - Full Version of the idea, with detailed information

=== Extending the Multiplayer server ===

Our multiplayer community is generally strong and healthy, but we believe its growth is limited by some problems in the interface of the multiplayer lobby.

[[SoC Ideas Multiplayer server]] - Full version of the idea, with detailed information

=== Addon server ===
Wesnoth has an addon server which offers users to upload user
made content (UMC). This allows all other users of Wesnoth
to easily download and install this content. The server was
originally written for user-made campaigns but contains a lot
more types of addons nowadays. Both the server side and the
client side need to be improved.

[[SoC Ideas Addon Server]] - Full version of the idea, with detailed information

=== WML validation schemes ===
Wesnoth uses WML as basic data structure. Over the years
this language has evolved and got more complex. At the
moment the WML is validated at runtime and in case of a
problem the engine stops. With schemes these problems can
be validated when loading the WML, making it easier to find
problems before running into them.

[[SoC Ideas Schemes]] - Full version of the idea, with detailed information

=== Write a primitive library for Formula AI ===

Wesnoth has always had a simple C++ based AI. David (our lead developer) has been working on a simple language to write AI in Wesnoth: [[FormulaAI]]

The Wesnoth AI is used as an opponent in most campaigns, and as such is an important piece of code for the Wesnoth project. Unfortunately, because the skills required to understand and modify it are rather arcane, it is also one of the most neglected parts of the Wesnoth code. This is a place where a lot of research and useful work could be done. But keep in mind that [[WhyWritingAWesnothAIIsHard|writing an AI for Wesnoth is difficult]].

Writing a whole AI is so complicated that we believe it can't be done in a single Summer of code. All proposals should keep that in mind and try to identify an interesting subset that would be workable in the limited time of a summer of code

[[SoC Ideas FormulaAI]] - Full version of the idea, with detailed information

=== Savegame reorganization ===
The savegame formats of Wesnoth for single player campaigns
and multiplayer differ from each other. And they are processed
differently as well. Now there is an additional request coming
up: Multiplayer campaigns. The task will be to unify the savegames
for all types of scenarios in order to provide a maintainable code
again.

[[SoC Ideas Savegame]] - Full version of the idea, with detailed information

=== Other possible ideas to be fleshed out ===
A MapGenerator rewrite - better scalable for outdoor maps, plus the possibility to define areas (similar to the caverns in the cave generator) etc.

=== Make your own ideas ===
If you have your own idea the best thing is to join IRC wesnoth-dev at irc.freenode.net and discuss the idea with the developers there. If the developers think your idea is interesting and like the feature you can start to turn it into a full proposal. Once done discuss it again on IRC so the developers can accept your idea.

== Information about our Project ==
The information we provided google with about our project can be looked up at the site [[SoC Information for Google]].

Also see the [[DeveloperResources]] link (from the [[Project]] page).

== People to bug on IRC ==
We have prepared a list of people with their "area of competence". This is to give you an idea on which areas those people can be of help for you. Of course you should always just ask in the IRC chan, but those are the most likely ones to answer questions in the respective area. And here is the list:

[[SoC People to bug on IRC]]

== GSoC Student pages ==

Please add a link to your wiki page below

==== AI ====

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_Velory| Velory - SoC Proposal]]

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_AI_Improvement_Crab| Crab - SoC Proposal - AI Improvement]]

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_Sparksteel | Sparksteel - Improving the AI engine design]]

==== Savegame reorganization ====

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_Euschn | Euschn - Savegame reorganization]]

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_lmg| lmg - Savegame reorganization]]

==== Extending the Multiplayer server ====

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_rubend | rubend - Extending the Multiplayer server]]

==== Addon server ====

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_Ryochan7| Ryochan7 - Addon server]]

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_iyonius| iyonius - Addon server]]

==== Optimize implementation of WML for memory usage ====

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_res| res - Optimize implementation of WML for memory usage ]]

==== Implement campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org ====

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_Elbin| Elbin - New campaign statistics page]]

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_Munk| Munk - New campaign stats page]]

[[SummerOfCodeProposal_carlestyle| carlestyle - New campaign stats page]]

[[Category:Summer of Code|*]]

SummerOfCodeProposal carlestyle

2009-03-23T20:52:59Z

Carlestyle: New page: Account names: Gna: carlestyle Forum: carlestyle Irc nick: carlestyle ==Basics== '''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old ...

Account names:
Gna: carlestyle
Forum: carlestyle
Irc nick: carlestyle

==Basics==
'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself''' 
My name is Carles Fernandez and I’m a 22 year old boy living in Barcelona, Spain. I’m passionate about photography and love travelling around the globe.

'''1.2) State your preferred email address''' 
carlestyle [at] gmail [dot] com

'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?''' 
It is '''carlestyle''' for both IRC and Wesnoth.

'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?''' 
I would like to participate in Google’s Summer of Code because I think it’s a great opportunity to widen my horizons and gain experience in open source development.

'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?''' 
I’m a final year student of Computer Science degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

'''1.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below.''' 
-

==Experience==
'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?''' 
Mostly personal and university projects. I've worked on lots of fields like Graphics, AI, Web Development, Computational Linguistics, image and video algorithms, sound processing, and so on.

'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)''' 
Almost all university work I’ve done so far (except for some cases) has been done in groups of two or three students. I know it is not a large group but that trains us to work in team and coordinate with others.

'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?''' 
Nope, if I’m lucky that will be my first GSoC :)

'''2.4) Open Source''' 

'''2.4.1) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.''' 
Nowadays I’m not involved with any open source project but last year I attended an introductory course to open source development where we were asked to make a little modification to Moodle. My task was to make an implementation of the GNU GPL [http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gplv3-draft-2.html comments system] for the Assignment Module. You can check my work, it is posted in the Moodle’s tracker [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-543 here]

'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?''' 
Yes :D

'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?''' 
I’m a casual gamer. I love games but I’m not playing all day.

'''2.5.2) What type of games?''' 
Almost any kind of games. But if I had to choose I’d definitely go for RPG and Shooters.

'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?''' 
Real ones. I mean real people, not AI. Whenever is possible I like to play online with others

'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?''' 
Hmmm, interesting question. I think I’m interested in both! In my opinion a good game has to have a good story and a good gameplay.

'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.''' 
I can say I’ve tried it but just single player (at least for the moment). I've played just half an hour but it left me kinda good impression ^^

==Communication skills==
'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.''' 
I’m from Barcelona, so my native languages are Spanish and Catalan but I also speak, read and write English. I’ve attended an English academy since I was little until two years ago when I successfully obtained my Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) from the University of Cambridge.

'''3.2) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.''' 
I think I’m a friendly person and can easily communicate with others :)

'''3.3) Do you give constructive advice?''' 
Whenever I know I can give useful advice I try to do it as constructive as possible.

'''3.4) Do you receive advice well?''' 
Yup! In fact I prefer being given advice, that’s the best way to learn when I make mistakes.

'''3.5) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?''' 
During my 4 years as a student at the university I received lots of criticisms (good and bad ones) in many of my works and projects. So I had to learn to filter those which really helped from those which did not.

==Project== (Currently Editing This Part)
'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?''' 
I would really like to work on ''Implement a campaign statistics reports on stats.wesnoth.org''

'''4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.''' 
-

'''4.3) Why did you choose this project?''' 
I have experience in Java and MySQL web developing (using MVC pattern) and I've also have got a little bit experience in Hibernate and Struts. I also know PHP and Python and I think that by choosing the right tools I can finally contribute with a good stats page.

So why this project and not another? Because I think I could be really useful to it and meanwhile I would learn new things too (I'm always willing to learn!)

'''4.4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".''' 
Okay so here it is my initial estimated timeline:
First week:

'''4.5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can''' 

'''4.6) What do you expect to gain from this project?''' 

'''4.7) What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?''' 

==Practical considerations==
'''5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?''' 
* Subversion: yes
* C++: yes
* Python: yes
* build environments: I’ve used scons once but very roughly

'''5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?''' 
I use to work with Windows and Linux. When it comes to Java and PHP development I use Eclipse (in both Windows and Linux). For C++ projects I use Microsoft Visual Studio (under windows of course) and Codeblocks if I'm working in Linux.

I also like to use Vim for small projects or rapid editing.

Debugging tools: I'm keen on GUI debuggers like the one included in Eclipse, but if it is necessary I can use gdb without problems.

'''5.3) What programming languages are you fluent in?''' 
C++, Java, PHP and Python. I know C too but I'm not as fluent in it as the others.

'''5.4) What spoken languages are you fluent in?''' 
Catalan, Spanish and English.

'''5.5) At what hours are you awake and when will you be able to be in IRC (please specify in UTC)''' 
Barcelona is UTC+1. So based on that I am awake from 8am to 11:59pm (okay, somtimes I go to sleep later, like 01:00am).

I will generally be able to be in IRC from 4pm to 10pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am to 10pm every weekend.

'''5.6) Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? We would like to have a backup way for communications for the case that somehow emails and IRC do fail.''' 
I wouldn’t mind. Any way to improve communication flow is absolutely welcome!