# GSoC 2024: Coding Period Starts Today (May 27)!

**URL:** <https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2024-coding-period-starts-today-may-27/745>\
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**Created:** [May 27, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2024-coding-period-starts-today-may-27/745 "2024-05-27T11:25:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moses\_Mutesasira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/moses_mutesasira/32/72_2.png) [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2024-coding-period-starts-today-may-27/745/1 "2024-05-27T11:25:29Z")

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Hello everyone,

We are excited to announce that the GSoC 2024 coding period officially starts today, May 27th! 🎉

First, we want to thank all of you for your active participation during the community bonding period. We hope you all have had productive conversations with your mentors, set up your weekly meetings, and established your preferred methods of communication.  
Note that The coding period runs from today until **November 4th** for large-sized projects

**Here are a few impontant things required during the coding period:**

- Create the issue on github for your project so that it can be added to the [GSOC 2024](https://github.com/orgs/I-TECH-UW/projects/3) github prject where will be tracking all the PRs related yo your project
- You will be needed to give weekly updates about your project on the GSoC project thread you created
- You will need to create smalll sized PRs to make it easier for reviers instead of creating Big Prs with hudge changes at ago
- Youll need to communicate with your mentor atleast once a week
- Yoll need to join the community [dev call](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/devdiscussion-break-happening-weekly-every-thursday-at-1700-gmt/242) to catchup with the rest of the devs

**Next Impontant GSoC 2024 timeline,**

- July 8 - 18:00 UTC : Mentors and GSoC contributors can begin submitting midterm evaluations

see [full timeline](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline)

Good luck, and we look forward to seeing all the amazing work you will accomplish! 🚀

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**Author:** ![abertnamanya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/abertnamanya/32/62_2.png) [@abertnamanya](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/abertnamanya)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2024-coding-period-starts-today-may-27/745/2 "2024-05-28T10:15:09Z")

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Thanks @mozzymutesa this is wonderful for all the candidates that were selected for the different projects for GSOC24. As a mentor I wish all the candidates all the best.

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**Author:** ![sharif](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.openelis-global.org/sharif/32/85_2.png) [@sharif](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/sharif)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2024-coding-period-starts-today-may-27/745/3 "2024-06-06T11:45:26Z")

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> [@abertnamanya](#):
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> mentor I wish all the candidates all the best.

Yo welcome the man of all seasons 😃