The team behind the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) presents the cycle for 2021. The seventeenth edition of the programming event contains some changes in terms of workload and target group.

Organized since 2005 Google the Summer of Code (GSoC) programming event. The program brings mentor organizations looking for new contributors to their open source projects together with students who contribute to the projects as developers. In the past sixteen years a total of 16. 000 students have taken part in the GSoC.

More students and changes in time Due to the COVID pandemic – 19 the scope of projects and the time that students have to spend on their projects changes. In the coming year, a workload of 175 hours over a period of 10 weeks is planned.

In addition, the organizers are opening the program to students from 18 years. But also for students who are up to 17. May 2021 are enrolled in a post-academic program – including college, university, masters program and many more. Further details can be found in the blog post on the Go