GSoC 2017 Archive

Google Summer of Code 2017

A complete overview of Google Summer of Code 2017 including participating organizations, projects, technology trends, and key statistics.

Organizations

201

130 veterans

New Orgs

71

35% of total

Total Projects

1127

~5.6 avg/org

Participants

1127

~5.6 per org

Mentors

1579

~7.9 per org

Countries

N/A

Data unavailable

Top Language

Python

Most projects

Edition

#13

Year 2017

2017 Year Insights & Statistics

Top Programming Languages
Most commonly used languages across organizations
Python dominates with 58% adoption
Showing top 10 programming languages
Most Student Slots
Organizations offering the most opportunities in 2017
FOSSASIA leads with 51 slots
Higher slots = more opportunities for contributors

Project Difficulty Distribution

Breakdown of project difficulty levels

1127 total projects

201

orgs

Beginner: 0 (0%)

Intermediate: 1127 (100%)

Advanced: 0 (0%)

Organizations with Most Projects

Top organizations by project count in 2017

Highest Selections in GSoC 2017

Top selections by tech stack and organization

By Tech Stack

By Organization

Projects

All 1127 projects in GSoC 2017

Simple Features for protobuf and others

4959751460880384

Building ScanCode live scan server

6448304984424448

Live scan server to scan licenses using URL and file uploader

6448304984424448

Package Vulnerability Data Feed & Scanner

6448304984424448

Plugin architecture for ScanCode

6448304984424448

Universal Space Operations Center

6713622831038464

Orbit Position Data Analysis and Interpolation

6713622831038464

SiqNAL: Fast CubeSat tracking using IQ stream data

6713622831038464

VisMa – A visual equation solver

6713622831038464

Multi Purpose Ground Station

6713622831038464

Mentors & Contributors

Community members participating in GSoC 2017

1579 Mentors • 1127 Contributors
OrganizationMentorsContributors
4959751460880384AdW, Christoph Stasch, Christian AutermannMalith Withanage Don
6448304984424448Phil OmbredanneRaju Koushik Gorantla
6448304984424448Phil OmbredanneRanvir Singh
6448304984424448Thomas Druez, Steven Esser, Phil OmbredanneKartik Sibal
6448304984424448Phil OmbredanneYash D. Saraf
6713622831038464Florian Grabi, Manfred EhresmannVictor Hertel
6713622831038464Kai Wilke, hornig, Uli Beyermann, aerospacereearch.net, TimmNilesh Chaturvedi
6713622831038464tensai, hornig, Uli Beyermann, aerospacereearch.net, TimmJay Krishna
6713622831038464Manfred Ehresmannsidkothiyal
6713622831038464Florian Grabi, Manfred Ehresmannvstarlinger

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