[BioLib-dev] Google Summer of Code project ideas

[Pjotr Prins]

I updated one and added one BioLib project

# (Biolib) Mapping EMBOSS to Perl, Ruby or Python using BioLib+SWIG+EMBOSS (2011) 
# (Biolib) Mapping JAVA libraries to Perl/Ruby/Python using Biolib+SWIG+JNI (2011)

On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 06:11:54PM +0100, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> Thanks Rob,
> 
> BioLib has been dormant lately, but I expect it to pick up soon again,
> as I have an agreement with Peter Rice of EMBOSS fame to start
> mapping functions. 
> 
> For BioLib there are three potential subjects:
> 
> 1. Start up on EMBOSS bindings. This requires creating a new API, as
> EMBOSS was not designed as an API, though the back-end libraries can
> be used.
> 
> 2. One wish of mine is to be able to call into the JVM. This is
> hard-core stuff, but not impossible. It will allow the use of
> libraries written in Scala, Clojure, Java...
> 
> 3. Bindings for the D-language. D is something of a surprise.
> Functional, concurrent and as fast as C. Exciting stuff. Bindings can
> be done as D supports a C interface.
> 
> Remember, the idea of BioLib is that any mappings can bind against
> Ruby, Perl, Python, and soon Java and R. I.e. I want to further
> expand on the language 'bridging' concept.
> 
> Anyone else have a personal interest in one of above projects? I am
> not interested in mentoring a student alone.
> 
> Pj.
> 
> On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 11:37:23AM -0500, Robert Buels wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm going to be OBF project admin again this year for Google Summer of  
> > code.  OBF's application is due later this week, and we need to update  
> > our project ideas on the OBF wiki page and on each project's individual  
> > wiki pages.
> >
> > So, for each of the OBF projects that wants to do GSoC again this year,  
> > please:
> >
> > a.) Update the list of project ideas on your project's GSoC page  
> > (BioPython, BioPerl, BioRuby, etc).  Add new ones, remove ones that have  
> > already been done or no longer relevant, etc.
> >
> > b.) Update the list of project ideas on the main OBF GSoC page  
> > (http://www.open-bio.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code) to match.
> >
> > c.) Let me know via email that you have done so and it's ready for  
> > Google to peruse.
> >
> > Please have the updates done, if possible, by this Friday (March 11).  
> > The number and quality of the project ideas are part of the evaluation  
> > process for whether OBF is accepted as a Summer of Code organization  
> > again this year, so let's come up with some good ones.  :-)
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > ----
> > Robert Buels
> > (prospective) 2011 OBF GSoC Organization Admin
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