# GSOC 2019: Looking for more info on the Slang-p5.js project

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/gsoc-2019-looking-for-more-info-on-the-slang-p5-js-project/9367>\
**Category:** Summer of Code\
**Created:** [March 17, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/gsoc-2019-looking-for-more-info-on-the-slang-p5-js-project/9367 "2019-03-17T03:16:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![zaisidd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/zaisidd/32/4174_2.png) [@zaisidd](https://discourse.processing.org/u/zaisidd)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/gsoc-2019-looking-for-more-info-on-the-slang-p5-js-project/9367/1 "2019-03-17T03:16:23Z")

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Hi!

My name is Zainab, and I’m a third-year computer science student at a university in Michigan, US. I’m super excited to apply to The Processing Foundation for GSOC!

I was looking over the projects listed in the wiki and the Slang-p5 library project stood out to me a great deal. I have a good amount of experience with (and love for) JavaScript and watching the TED talk by Sharon De La Cruz only made me more interested in contributing. I think I would greatly enjoy working in this intersection of tech and accessibility for a whole summer.

I’m looking for some more information on the project itself as well as next steps for a strong application. I’ve been spending some time acquainting myself with p5.js, but I couldn’t find any actual code for Slang-p5.js on Github. How should I demonstrate my competence for this project? Should I fix issues generally relating to p5.js?

Additionally, is there anyone I can contact to discuss ideas and expectations for the project? I’d like to get started on my proposal as early as possible!

Thanks for any help!

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**Author:** ![figraham](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/figraham/32/4161_2.png) [@figraham](https://discourse.processing.org/u/figraham)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 6:38am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/gsoc-2019-looking-for-more-info-on-the-slang-p5-js-project/9367/2 "2019-03-17T06:38:02Z")

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Hey Zainab! I was curious about this project after you brought it up so I did some digging. I did find a [repo on Sharon’s github](https://github.com/unoseistres/codeslang) but it looks fairly empty. So I’d guess the project is about what you’d like to make it. I might suggest working on some [open issues](https://github.com/processing/p5.js/issues) on p5.js or at least read the [developer docs](https://github.com/processing/p5.js/tree/master/developer_docs) and [creating libraries](https://github.com/processing/p5.js/blob/master/developer_docs/creating_libraries.md) to get a sense for the project.

Beyond that I’d try to reach out to Sharon directly through [her website](http://unoseistres.com/). And @lmccart can probably answer any questions you have on creating libraries for p5.js. Sounds like a cool project and I’d love to see it become a reality, best of luck.

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**Author:** ![zaisidd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/zaisidd/32/4174_2.png) [@zaisidd](https://discourse.processing.org/u/zaisidd)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/gsoc-2019-looking-for-more-info-on-the-slang-p5-js-project/9367/3 "2019-03-17T14:08:11Z")

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Thanks so much! This is very helpful.

I was thinking of contacting Sharon through her website, but I noticed that the project wiki said she was a “possible mentor”. Has that/will that become finalized?

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**Author:** ![saberkhan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/saberkhan/32/1541_2.png) [@saberkhan](https://discourse.processing.org/u/saberkhan)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/gsoc-2019-looking-for-more-info-on-the-slang-p5-js-project/9367/4 "2019-03-29T16:23:58Z")

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Hi Zainab,  
Sharon will probably be a mentor for GSoC. Either way you should consider putting in a proposal.  
Saber