We’re entering the home stretch for the student application period for Google Summer of Code 2009! With 150 Free and Open Source software projects acting as mentoring organizations this year, we have a little bit of something for everyone. Studen…
Nixysa is a new tool for developers who want to create scriptable plug-ins for NPAPI-supporting browsers such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Currently, exposing significant APIs via JavaScript is a tedious and repetitive process, but Nixysa lets …
In or around San Francisco on May 27-28th? If you are, why not check out Google I/O 2009, the 2nd occurrence of Google’s largest developer conference. Among the many other great sessions, you can hear our very own Ben Collins-Sussman and Brian Fitzpatr…
You may recall the recent post by Borja Sotomayor about the five Google Summer of Code™ information sessions he organized in the Chicago, USA area. Several other students and mentors are following in Borja’s footsteps, and we’ll be bringing you news …
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamStudents, want to gain real world software engineering experience and get paid? We are now accepting applications for Google Summer of CodeTM 2009, our global program to introduce university students to the wonderful…
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamWe’ve just announced the list of accepted mentoring organizations for Google Summer of CodeTM 2009. After reviewing nearly 400 applications, we finally narrowed our selection to 150 Free and Open Source projects. The…
By Issac Trotts, Software Engineer – YouTubeNav is a lightweight solution for Emacs users who want something like TextMate’s file browser, or the Eclipse project view. Unlike these two, Nav only shows the contents of a single directory at a time, but i…
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamThe Jaiku code base is now Open Source and running on Google App Engine. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to check out the code and help shape the future of Jaiku. You can find full details on the Jaikido Blog.
By Borja Sotomayor, Ph.D. Student, University of Chicago and Summer of Code 2008 MentorGoogle Summer of CodeTM is on, and it’s time to spread the Summer love. As Leslie noted in a previous post, former students and mentors are hosting more than 20 inf…
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamEach year, we ask for help from the community to help us spread the word about Google Summer of CodeTM. We’re thrilled that the outpouring of support has been so great for 2009. Even before the program started yester…
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamGoogle Summer of CodeTM, our flagship program to introduce college students to open source development, opens today. Over the past four years, we’ve seen nearly 2,500 successful students “graduate” from the program, …
By Cristin Frodella, Google Apps for Education TeamWe’re always excited to jump into the world of education and when it helps Open Source, we’re all the happier. Moodlerooms, a partner of Moodle, the Open Source learning management system, recently ap…
By René Nussbaumer, Systems Administration TeamWe started the evening slowly, and by around 18:30 almost everyone had arrived to enjoy the food and beer. Thirty-three guests from all over Switzerland and surrounding countries were there, and we even h…
By Randall Spangler, Software Engineer – Client Tools TeamIf you’ve ever worked on a cross-platform software project, you know how often changes made on one platform break the build on other platforms. If you’re using native project files (Xcode on Ma…
By J-P Stacey, Oxford GeekThe most recent Oxford Geek Night had a record number of attendees — well over 150 — and filled the Jericho Tavern in Oxford to bursting point. Given they’re a regular event and we’ve been holding them for two year…