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Learn Fifty 1000000 Lines Of Code Too Counting: Supporting Students Inward Opened Upward Source

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Back inwards 2005, nosotros had an persuasion to teach academy students interested inwards opened upward origin software during their summertime breaks. That year, nosotros launched the Google Summer of Code. This annual programme brings pupil developers from all over the globe together amongst opened upward origin software organizations to mentor them through a summertime project.

To date, the programme has produced l 1000000 lines of opened upward origin code from to a greater extent than than 8,500 pupil developers—and inwards 2014, we'll grade the tenth anniversary of Google Summer of Code.

To celebrate the previous nine years of pupil contributions in addition to fix the phase for the best Google Summer of Code yet, we’re launching 10 things to brand the programme improve than ever. Here’s a peek at what we’ll move upward to, rest tuned to the Open Source blog for updates:

  • We’re planning 10 visits to countries amongst the highest participation throughout the twelvemonth to promote the programme in addition to celebrate local students in addition to mentors.
  • A 10 pct growth inwards the pupil stipend, bringing the amount to $5,500.
  • We’re too accepting 10 pct to a greater extent than students than always before—more than 1,300 students volition pass their summertime coding equally purpose of the programme adjacent year
  • A 10-year reunion mentor pinnacle held at Google’s Mountain View campus for our Google Summer of Code organisation alumni.

We’re excited to move running a programme that touches a lot of lives merely about the globe every year, in addition to nosotros desire to celebrate all of the accomplishments we’ve seen from our participants.

We’re too committed to getting younger students involved inwards opened upward origin software. For the 4th consecutive year, inwards Nov we’ll run Open Source spider web log post for to a greater extent than details on both programs. Here’s to the adjacent twelvemonth inwards opened upward source!

Posted past times Carol Smith, Open Source Programs Office