GSoC 2020 Archive

Google Summer of Code 2020

A complete overview of Google Summer of Code 2020 including participating organizations, projects, technology trends, and key statistics.

Organizations

199

166 veterans

New Orgs

33

17% of total

Total Projects

1107

~5.6 avg/org

Participants

1107

~5.6 per org

Mentors

1848

~9.3 per org

Countries

N/A

Data unavailable

Top Language

Python

Most projects

Edition

#16

Year 2020

2020 Year Insights & Statistics

Top Programming Languages
Most commonly used languages across organizations
Python dominates with 62% adoption
Showing top 10 programming languages
Most Student Slots
Organizations offering the most opportunities in 2020
CERN-HSF leads with 34 slots
Higher slots = more opportunities for contributors

Project Difficulty Distribution

Breakdown of project difficulty levels

1107 total projects

199

orgs

Beginner: 0 (0%)

Intermediate: 1107 (100%)

Advanced: 0 (0%)

Organizations with Most Projects

Top organizations by project count in 2020

Highest Selections in GSoC 2020

Top selections by tech stack and organization

By Tech Stack

By Organization

Projects

All 1107 projects in GSoC 2020

Angular WPS Client library

6309633414660096

Improvement of the Car Selection Process in the enviroCar Android App

6309633414660096

Trajectory Analytics Toolbox

6309633414660096

Add additional package metadata and lockfile parsers

6689005560659968

Enhancement of VulnerableCode

6689005560659968

Remove legacy Python code - Support latest Python 3.x - Improve 3rd party package provisioning

6689005560659968

Improve ScanCode License detection accuracy, by leveraging the ClearlyDefined dataset of Scans

6689005560659968

Fetchcode : A smart code downloader

6689005560659968

C++ and Python operators for time ranges, and C & Java language bindings

6043464124334080

Cloud-pool management plugin for OpenCue

6043464124334080

Mentors & Contributors

Community members participating in GSoC 2020

1848 Mentors • 1107 Contributors
OrganizationMentorsContributors
6309633414660096Benjamin Proß, Matthes RiekeKaran Singh
6309633414660096Ann Hitchcock, dewallARVIND NEGI
6309633414660096Benedikt GrälerJohn Murzaku
6689005560659968Jonathan Yang, Steven EsserROHIT POTTER
6689005560659968Philippe OmbredanneShivam Sandbhor
6689005560659968Philippe Ombredanne, Steven EsserAbhishek Kumar
6689005560659968Philippe Ombredanne, Arnav Mandalayansinha23
6689005560659968Steven EsserTushar Goel
6043464124334080Joshua Minor, Nick PorcinoKarthik Iyer
6043464124334080Brian Cipriano, Gregory DentonShiva Sankar Kannan

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