[BioLib-dev] GSoC: Mapping JAVA libraries to Perl/Ruby/Python using Biolib+SWIG+JNI

[Luiz Irber]

I put the application on GSoC site, the link is

http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_proposal/show/google/gsoc2010/luizirber/t127052553147

Bash it, so I can make it better =]

Luiz

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public14 at thebird.nl> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 06:25:34PM -0300, Luiz Irber wrote:
>> Challenging and exciting =D
>
> Good :-). Remember GSoC is competitive. Really. It is important to
> have a very clear plan - as detailed as possible - where you set
> milestones. Since this project is about exploring possible scenarios I
> suggest you spend the first 2/3 on possible solutions (part 1). The
> last third on working out a working proof-of-concept that tries
> different JAVA type arrangements and map them automatically against
> Python (part 2). Perhaps, at the start of part 1, take the JAVA
> toolkit of choice and write a bunch of Python unit tests you want to
> see succeed when the conversion process works.
>
> With part 1 and part 2 I would daily blog every thought and decision,
> similar to my
>
>  http://biolib.open-bio.org/wiki/Biolib_Documentation_1.0
>
> so it is clear what you are trying and how.
>
> With part 2 set significant time apart to document online what the
> proof-of-concept does and what works (and does not). This way we make
> it easiest for someone to build on the new tools.
>
> It would be nice also to see it work with Jython - if you opt for the
> reflection API. It is kinda satisfactory to have the Python bite in
> its own tail.
>
> Pj.
>