Query regarding Xapian-Matcher Optimisation Project, GSOC-2016

[Sanat Jain]

Hello Sir/Ma’am



I beg to state that I was looking for a project In GSOC 2016 which matches
my skill and passion, and I came across Matcher Optimisation, Xapian. This
project has really captured my interest and I would love to contribute to
this project.



I am a computer engineering undergraduate so I am good at programming
languages (especially C and C++), algorithms, logical and analytical
thinking (as my hobby is solving logical puzzles). But I am new to real
world IT development.



I would be really thankful if you could clear my following queries,



1) There are 5 tickets on

https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoCProjectIdeas#Project:MatcherOptimisations



And 11 tickets on

https://trac.xapian.org/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component&order=priority&report=16



So how many tickets are there and what is the difference between assigned
and new ticket (as mentioned in the 2nd link)? And how many tickets should
I pick in my project?



2) What are the pre-requisites that I should fulfil before I can get into
learning about these tickets (because it is difficult for me to understand
a few things in them)?



3) It will take me a little time to understand the Xapian’s code and
optimisation techniques in depth, so may I do research in depth in the time
between 25th of March and 22nd of April and submit my proposal in a brief
manner?



Thanking you in advance

Sanat Kumar Jain

B.E. Computer Engineering

Thapar University, Patiala

India(GMT +5hr 30min)



P.S. Sorry for sending my query so late, I had classes and to be honest, a
little hesitation being a beginner which I just overcame. And I am sure
that I will make a valuable contribution to the project this summer.