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<h1> <span class="mw-headline">Questionnaire</span></h1>
 
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<p>TODO: fill out the questionnaire, on your copy of this page. Question are here&nbsp;:
 
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline">1. Basics</span></h2>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline">Basics</span></h2>
  
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<h3> 1.1 Write a small introduction to yourself.</h3>
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<h3>Write a small introduction to yourself.</h3>
 
<p>I'm 21 years old student from Zagreb, Croatia. With passion for coding and gaming I study Computer Science on University of Zagreb. I was active in competitive programming since high school and continously doing some interesting projects on the side. Big fan of Unix based operating systems, open source projects and lightweight tools. I'm a very quick learner and beside programming i love playing futsal, football, table tennis, and street workout.</p>
 
<p>I'm 21 years old student from Zagreb, Croatia. With passion for coding and gaming I study Computer Science on University of Zagreb. I was active in competitive programming since high school and continously doing some interesting projects on the side. Big fan of Unix based operating systems, open source projects and lightweight tools. I'm a very quick learner and beside programming i love playing futsal, football, table tennis, and street workout.</p>
  
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<h3>1.2 State your preferred email address.</h3>
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<h3>State your preferred email address.</h3>
 
<p>hrvoje1212 [at] gmail [dot] com</p>
 
<p>hrvoje1212 [at] gmail [dot] com</p>
  
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<h3>1.3 If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?</h3>
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<h3>If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?</h3>
 
<p>Blesso</p>
 
<p>Blesso</p>
  
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<h3>1.4 Why do you want to participate in summer of code?</h3>
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<h3>Why do you want to participate in summer of code?</h3>
 
<p>Summer of code is perfect opportunity for gaining invaluable experience in working on a big project, getting a better look inside all the problems and benefits that comes with it. Another reason is to meet other good people and learn as much as i can from their coding and thinking.</p>
 
<p>Summer of code is perfect opportunity for gaining invaluable experience in working on a big project, getting a better look inside all the problems and benefits that comes with it. Another reason is to meet other good people and learn as much as i can from their coding and thinking.</p>
  
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<h3>1.5 What are you studying, subject, level and school?</h3>
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<h3>What are you studying, subject, level and school?</h3>
 
<p>I'm studying computer science at Faculty of Electrical Engeneering and Computer Science in Zagreb. Currently I am on 2nd year.</p>
 
<p>I'm studying computer science at Faculty of Electrical Engeneering and Computer Science in Zagreb. Currently I am on 2nd year.</p>
  
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<h3>1.6 What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?</h3>
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<h3>What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?</h3>
 
<p>I'm from Croatia, and able to join IRC in 10am-12pm GMT+1 period</p>
 
<p>I'm from Croatia, and able to join IRC in 10am-12pm GMT+1 period</p>
  
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<h3>1.7 Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.</h3>
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<h3>Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.</h3>
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<p>I' don't have other commitments for this summer and i would take a 1 week vacation to go on the seaside.</p>
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<p>I don't have other commitments for this summer and i would take a 1 week vacation to go on the seaside.</p>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline">Experience</span></h2>
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<h3>What programs/software have you worked on before?</h3>
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<p>I've done some small individual projects, worked on a student project site with python/Django, made http server in Java, and few android applications</p>
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<h3>Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)</h3>
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<p>Yes I was in a team of 5 students competing in national application making contest developing android application. Then I was competing in code challenge with a team that had 2 more students.</p>
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<h3>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?</h3>
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<p>This is the first time for me to apply on gsoc.</p>
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<h3>Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.</h3>
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<p>No I am not.</p>
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<h3>Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?</h3>
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<p></p>
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<h4>What type of gamer are you?</h4>
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<p>In gaming I allways try to think one step ahead of the opponent and win with good strategy and tactics. I often try to think out of the box and predict another person moves. </p>
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<h4>What type of games?</h4>
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<p>I prefer PVP games where every person has equal chances of winning at the beginning and pure skill is what gets you to victory</p>
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<h4>What type of opponents do you prefer?</h4>
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<p>I love playing against better players becouse it makes me think better and when you achieve victory it is twice as good.</p>
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<h4>Are you more interested in story or gameplay?</h4>
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<p>Gameplay</p>
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<h4>Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.</h4>
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<p>I started playing Wesnoth 2 years ago and played it every now and then when i get some free time. My prefered style is multiplayer although the campaigns are pretty much interesting</p>
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<h3>If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our repository (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.</h3>
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<p>Not yet</p>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline">Communication skills </span></h2>
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<h3>Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.</h3>
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<p>Fluent english writting skills</p>
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<h3>What spoken languages are you fluent in?</h3>
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<p>English, Croatian</p>
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<h3>Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.</h3>
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<p>I am allways ready to help other players</p>
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<h3>Do you give constructive advice?</h3>
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<p>I'm doing my best to get every person as close as possible to the solution he seeks for</p>
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<h3>Do you receive advice well?</h3>
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<p>I receive advices more than well becouse I'm allways looking forward to improove my skills and to see what other people think</p>
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<h3>Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?</h3>
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<p>I can distinguish useless critiques easily</p>
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<h3>How autonomous are you when developing ? Would you rather discuss intensively changes and not start coding until you know what you want to do or would you rather code a proof of concept to see how it turn out, taking the risk of having it thrown away if it doesn't match what the project want</h3>
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<p>Before coding i like to discuss intensively changes, brainstorm other possible, mabye better, solution and ask many people for their opinion and feedback</p>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline">Project </span></h2>
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<h3>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?</h3>
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<p>TODO</p>
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<h3>If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.</h3>
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<p></p>
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<h3>Why did you choose this project?</h3>
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<p></p>
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<h3>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".</h3>
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<p></p>
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<h3>Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can</h3>
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<p></p>
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<h3>What do you expect to gain from this project?</h3>
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<p></p>
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<h3>What would make you stay in the Wesnoth community after the conclusion of SOC?</h3>
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<p></p>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline">Practical considerations </span></h2>
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<h3>Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?</h3>
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<p></p>
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<h4>    Git (used for all commits)</h4>
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<p>Yes, my life wouldn't be the same without it. Using git on every single project.</p>
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<h4>    C++ (language used for all the normal source code)</h4>
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<p>Yes I've been coding in cpp for competitive programming for 5+ years now</p>
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<h4>    STL, Boost, Sdl (C++ libraries used by Wesnoth)</h4>
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<p>STL and Boost yes, but I have never got the chance to work with SDL</p>
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<h4>    Python (optional, mainly used for tools)</h4>
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<p>Yes I'm very comfortable with python. Very powerfull language</p>
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<h4>    build environments (eg cmake/scons)</h4>
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<p>Just basics, never used it on bigger projects</p>
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<h4>    WML (the wesnoth specific scenario language)</h4>
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<p>Not yet, but soon</p>
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<h4>    Lua (used in combination with WML to create scenarios)</h4>
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<p>Never used it constructively but i like the language itself</p>
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<h3>Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?</h3>
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<p>I prefer coding in vim text editor and equip it with some addons to make it as powerfull as IDE. If coding in Java or Android development i use Eclipse or Intelijj IDEA </p>
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<h3>What programming languages are you fluent in?</h3>
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<p>C/C++, Java, Python, BASH, C#, Perl</p>
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<h3>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. If you are willing to do so, please do list a phone number (including international code) so that we are able to contact you. You should probably *only* add this number in the application for you submit to google since the info in the wiki is available in public. We will *not* make any use of your number unless some case of "there is no way to contact you" does arise!</h3>
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<p>I am willing to do so.</p>

Latest revision as of 00:20, 2 May 2013

Contents

Description

TODO: Copy this page and write "your name - proposal title" in this h4 section

TODO: Write a small (1-4 sentences) description of your proposal here.

TODO: Add more first-level sections to detail your proposal

IRC

Blesso

Questionnaire

Basics

Write a small introduction to yourself.

I'm 21 years old student from Zagreb, Croatia. With passion for coding and gaming I study Computer Science on University of Zagreb. I was active in competitive programming since high school and continously doing some interesting projects on the side. Big fan of Unix based operating systems, open source projects and lightweight tools. I'm a very quick learner and beside programming i love playing futsal, football, table tennis, and street workout.

State your preferred email address.

hrvoje1212 [at] gmail [dot] com

If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?

Blesso

Why do you want to participate in summer of code?

Summer of code is perfect opportunity for gaining invaluable experience in working on a big project, getting a better look inside all the problems and benefits that comes with it. Another reason is to meet other good people and learn as much as i can from their coding and thinking.

What are you studying, subject, level and school?

I'm studying computer science at Faculty of Electrical Engeneering and Computer Science in Zagreb. Currently I am on 2nd year.

What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?

I'm from Croatia, and able to join IRC in 10am-12pm GMT+1 period

Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.

I don't have other commitments for this summer and i would take a 1 week vacation to go on the seaside.


Experience

What programs/software have you worked on before?

I've done some small individual projects, worked on a student project site with python/Django, made http server in Java, and few android applications

Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)

Yes I was in a team of 5 students competing in national application making contest developing android application. Then I was competing in code challenge with a team that had 2 more students.

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?

This is the first time for me to apply on gsoc.

Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.

No I am not.

Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?

What type of gamer are you?

In gaming I allways try to think one step ahead of the opponent and win with good strategy and tactics. I often try to think out of the box and predict another person moves.

What type of games?

I prefer PVP games where every person has equal chances of winning at the beginning and pure skill is what gets you to victory

What type of opponents do you prefer?

I love playing against better players becouse it makes me think better and when you achieve victory it is twice as good.

Are you more interested in story or gameplay?

Gameplay

Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.

I started playing Wesnoth 2 years ago and played it every now and then when i get some free time. My prefered style is multiplayer although the campaigns are pretty much interesting

If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our repository (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.

Not yet

Communication skills

Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.

Fluent english writting skills

What spoken languages are you fluent in?

English, Croatian

Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.

I am allways ready to help other players

Do you give constructive advice?

I'm doing my best to get every person as close as possible to the solution he seeks for

Do you receive advice well?

I receive advices more than well becouse I'm allways looking forward to improove my skills and to see what other people think

Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?

I can distinguish useless critiques easily

How autonomous are you when developing ? Would you rather discuss intensively changes and not start coding until you know what you want to do or would you rather code a proof of concept to see how it turn out, taking the risk of having it thrown away if it doesn't match what the project want

Before coding i like to discuss intensively changes, brainstorm other possible, mabye better, solution and ask many people for their opinion and feedback

Project

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?

TODO

If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.

Why did you choose this project?

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".

Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can

What do you expect to gain from this project?

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

Practical considerations

Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?

Git (used for all commits)

Yes, my life wouldn't be the same without it. Using git on every single project.

C++ (language used for all the normal source code)

Yes I've been coding in cpp for competitive programming for 5+ years now

STL, Boost, Sdl (C++ libraries used by Wesnoth)

STL and Boost yes, but I have never got the chance to work with SDL

Python (optional, mainly used for tools)

Yes I'm very comfortable with python. Very powerfull language

build environments (eg cmake/scons)

Just basics, never used it on bigger projects

WML (the wesnoth specific scenario language)

Not yet, but soon

Lua (used in combination with WML to create scenarios)

Never used it constructively but i like the language itself

Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?

I prefer coding in vim text editor and equip it with some addons to make it as powerfull as IDE. If coding in Java or Android development i use Eclipse or Intelijj IDEA

What programming languages are you fluent in?

C/C++, Java, Python, BASH, C#, Perl

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. If you are willing to do so, please do list a phone number (including international code) so that we are able to contact you. You should probably *only* add this number in the application for you submit to google since the info in the wiki is available in public. We will *not* make any use of your number unless some case of "there is no way to contact you" does arise!

I am willing to do so.

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