GSoC 2018 Archive

Google Summer of Code 2018

A complete overview of Google Summer of Code 2018 including participating organizations, projects, technology trends, and key statistics.

Organizations

212

163 veterans

New Orgs

49

23% of total

Total Projects

1071

~5.1 avg/org

Participants

1071

~5.1 per org

Mentors

1648

~7.8 per org

Countries

N/A

Data unavailable

Top Language

Python

Most projects

Edition

#14

Year 2018

2018 Year Insights & Statistics

Top Programming Languages
Most commonly used languages across organizations
Python dominates with 59% adoption
Showing top 10 programming languages
Most Student Slots
Organizations offering the most opportunities in 2018
NumFOCUS leads with 40 slots
Higher slots = more opportunities for contributors

Project Difficulty Distribution

Breakdown of project difficulty levels

1071 total projects

212

orgs

Beginner: 0 (0%)

Intermediate: 1071 (100%)

Advanced: 0 (0%)

Organizations with Most Projects

Top organizations by project count in 2018

Highest Selections in GSoC 2018

Top selections by tech stack and organization

By Tech Stack

By Organization

Projects

All 1071 projects in GSoC 2018

Surface Reconstruction Tool for 3DTK

5685665089978368

Replacing the glui GUI with a Qt5 GUI

5685665089978368

Plain GPS-based Recording for enviroCar

5067792839606272

Universal Space Operation Center GUI

5715161717407744

Implementing Two-Line Element (TLE) Input / Output and using it for evaluation

5715161717407744

[gsoc18-a-dd6] DirectDemod: Decoding of Automatic Picture Transmission (NOAA)

5715161717407744

Lone Pseudoranger: Orbit position data analysis and interpolation (3D)

5715161717407744

Turning orbitdeterminator into a robust, reliable tool

5715161717407744

visma - VISualMAth

5715161717407744

Online Collaborative Platform for AIMA-Exercises

5756292874371072

Mentors & Contributors

Community members participating in GSoC 2018

1648 Mentors • 1071 Contributors
OrganizationMentorsContributors
5685665089978368dborrmanXia Sun
5685665089978368Johannes SchauerIchiho Ojima
5067792839606272dewall, Christoph Stasch, Christian AutermannSai Krishna Chowrigari
5715161717407744vstarlinger, Victor HertelPedro12909
5715161717407744Hornig, Alexandros Kazantzidis, Nilesh ChaturvediAakash Deep
5715161717407744Kai Wilke, Hornig, tensai, AerospaceResearch.net, Uli BeyVinay C K
5715161717407744Alexandros Kazantzidis, AerospaceResearch.net, Nilesh ChaturvediArya Das
5715161717407744Kai Wilke, Hornig, Blagica Jovanova, Nilesh ChaturvediJorge Pérez
5715161717407744Siddharth Kothiyal, Manfred EhresmannShantanu Mishra
5756292874371072Peter NorvigNalin Chhibber

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