Google Code In 2017 Tasks

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= Effort for a Task =


 * Each task is expected to take 3-5 hours of work to complete
 * Students have at least 3 days to complete the task

= Types of Tasks =

There are 5 types of Code-in Tasks in general:


 * Code
 * Tasks related to writing or refactoring code


 * Documentation/Training
 * Tasks related to creating/editing documents and helping others learn more


 * Outreach/Research
 * Tasks related to community management, outreach/marketing, or studying problems and recommending solutions


 * Quality Assurance
 * Tasks related to testing and ensuring code is of high quality


 * User Interface
 * Tasks related to user experience research or user interface design and interaction

= Example Tasks from Previous Years =


 * Haiku project's 2016 tasks: https://codein.withgoogle.com/archive/2016/organization/5146925732986880/task/
 * Haiku project's tasks in json format: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pulkomandy/GCITool/master/tasks.json

= Beginner Tasks =


 * A student can only complete a total of 2 beginner tasks
 * Each OSGeo project should specify that a task is a beginner task by including "[BEGINNER]" at the end of the task name