[Biojava-dev] Feedback on GSoC project proposal

[P. Troshin]

Good proposal, thank you! I'd suggest a few changes though. I'd drop
"Reading from remote databases" section. I do not think that in time
available you will be able to make significant progress on this topic.
File parsers are such core functionality for BioJava that I think they
deserve all your attention. Also, I think you should make a plan that
is a bit more hands on. I'd prefer you to follow extreme programming
approach rather than having a long planning stage. So, start from
developing the simplest parsers e.g. FASTA readers and writers. Once
you done a complete cycle for one parser it will be much easier to
plan for other parsers. I did not see HMMER 3 parser in your proposal,
this is unfortunate as HMMER3 is such a widely used tool now that it
rival Blast itself! In the end of cause it is for you to decide what
you'd like to be working on, I can only advise you. All proposals will
be scored by 10-15 mentors on their own merits.

Regards,
Peter


On 1 April 2012 18:42, David Felty <davfelty at gmail.com> wrote
> I just submitted my proposal here:
> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2012/dfelt/2001
> This is just a first draft, so I realize that I may be missing pieces.
> If anyone has suggestions on how to improve it, I would very much
> appreciate your feedback. I am especially interested in which parsers
> are in high demand, so I can better budget my time.
>
> Thanks,
> David
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