Gauging interest for a student projects revival

[Kevin Ottens]

Hello,

On Friday, 15 August 2025 09:38:30 Central European Summer Time Sune Vuorela 
wrote:
> On 2025-08-14, Kevin Ottens <ervin at kde.org> wrote:
> > One point still unclear would be the amount of involvement I could have
> > once the projects are started. I used to first train the students on the
> > basics, then keep an eye on the progress and give them advice. If
> > possible I'll aim for this but this is still an open question.
> 
> What are the expected capabilities of the students?

So it's the first time I'll attempt this with this University... so I can only 
speculate.

> Can they tell the difference between a pointer (heap allocated memory) and a
> shoe (the thing you put on your feet) ?

It's not their first year through a computer science or software engineering 
curriculum, so my expectation is that they know that difference. I hope they 
also know the difference between the heap and the stack.

> Have they seen a qml file?

Probably not. That's why I think I'll give them a "training on the basics" 
first if I can. But as mentioned, I'm unsure if it'll happen.

> Do they know what a if statement is?

They should yes, otherwise they'd better move to another discipline at this 
point. ;-)

> Do they know the QObject parent/child memory handling?

Very unlikely.

> I dunno yet if I have ideas but it might be different depending on their
> capabilities.
 
Sorry that I can't be more precise than this for now. If it runs we'll know 
better about the average skills a bit after the facts...

Cheers.
-- 
Kevin Ottens, http://ervin.ipsquad.net

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