Google Summer {}f Code

I Exhort Students From Francophone Africa To Leverage The Google Summer Of Code Program To Contribute To Open Source Projects While Building World-class Software Engineering Skills And Experiences.

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1. Welcome / Bienvenue
2. Google Summer {}f Code Isaac Kamga Manager, GDG Buea
3. Africa is plagued from A to Z L'Afrique est accablée d’ A à Z
4. Academic Slipback / Slipback Academique
5. Benevolence is low / La bienveillance est faible
6. Constant poverty / La pauvreté
7. 3 solutions
9. 2 A Chance to code / Une chance pour coder
10. Kill poverty /Anéantir la pauvreté 3
11. All 3 in 1
12. Code in the real world
13. Allez-retour à Silicon Valley
14. Feel rich with 2,750,000 CFAF
15. With Google, always Expect
16. Get certified by Sergey Brin
17. How do I participate ? It’s 3 simple steps
18. 1 Get involved with an organization 1. See all 190 organizations at http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/ho mepage/google/gsoc2014 2. Choose organizations based on your programming skills, experience and interests. 3. Be fast.
19. Discuss with mentors in English 2 1. Be nice in English 2. Google is your friend :) 3. Contribute patches/Plugins
20. Write a stellar proposal 3 1. Describe your idea technically (Abstract, Algorithms, Math, References) 2. Develop a timeline (GSoC Calendar, Weekly milestones, Activity periods ) 3. Tell them about yourself (Your CV, Why you love open source ?, Why you choose that org ?)