mentorship/internship program

[nikomatsakis]

Building on the compiler-team contributor RFC, we wish to propose an active mentorship / internship program. This would be a way for contributors to work closely with a member on some non-complex task, helping them to become full members.

Some rough notes:

• this is the final step before being added to the team. A member-in-training generally works with a compiler team member on some notable project. This might be coding work but it could be more organization or design-oriented. The project should demonstrate a deep understanding of some area of the compiler, but it need not be “new feature work” — refactorings etc would also make sense.
  • The member and project should be proposed beforehand to the team.
  • The member-in-training would be committing to work on the project, and the mentor is committing to meet with them regularly and play some part.

[nikomatsakis]

Note this section from the Python developer guide:

Typically a core developer will offer you the chance to gain commit privilege. The person making the offer will become your mentor and watch your commits for a while to make sure you understand the development process. If other core developers agree that you should gain commit privileges you are then extended an official offer.

[sladyn98]

@nikomatsakis Is there any progress on this issue, or like mentors who would like to undertake such an initiative, I would like to become a mentee if there is the bandwidth for it

[sladyn98]

CC: @estebank I noticed your name on the individual mentorship for rust site, hence tagging you. Regards

[nikomatsakis]

@sladyn98 there hasn't been any progress that I'm aware of, but it's still something I think about from time to time! Privms me on zulip perhaps?