I am wondering if I did the best possible job setting up my tasks for the Google code-in. Judging from<br><br> <a href="http://www.google-melange.com/gci/dashboard/google/gci2012#all_org_tasks" target="_blank">http://www.google-melange.com/gci/dashboard/google/gci2012#all_org_tasks</a><br>
<br>it looks like lots of small tasks are most attractive to potential students. I wrote up a little page explaining some possible improvements, each one of which could be considered a task, but on Melange it looks like updating the book is considered one big task. So I'm wondering if that needs to be changed and how to go about it.<br>
<br>Whether it as part of the Google code-in or not, I hope to work with the Python Joven and others like them to make an improved version of MYOSA and give them a shot at literary immortality. It isn't fair for me to keep all of it for myself.<br>
<br>James Simmons<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
2. Google Code-In [3] began on Monday. We have 22 mentors [4], 40<br>
students [5], and 79 out of 132 tasks already completed [6]. (More<br>
tasks are coming on-line soon.) The contest runs for 6 weeks, so it is<br>
not too late to sign up as a mentor [7] and to recruit students to<br>
participate [8]. Some highlights include new tutorials for Turtle Art,<br>
using Sugar in a Virtual Machine, and using Sugar on a Stick; a new<br>
feature: load a background image on the home screen; and numerous<br>
patches in support of internationalization. Some of the usual suspects<br>
are making their usual outstanding contributions, while some new<br>
talent is also emerging. Thanks to everyone (mentors, students, and<br>
Google) for participating.<br>
</blockquote><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">[6] <a href="http://www.google-melange.com/gci/dashboard/google/gci2012#all_org_tasks" target="_blank">http://www.google-melange.com/gci/dashboard/google/gci2012#all_org_tasks</a><br>
</blockquote></div><br>