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Using OpenRewrite Recipes for Plugin Modernization

This blog showcases the work done on the Plugin Modernizer Tool during the Google Summer of Code 2024. For a detailed description of the project, please refer to the project page. Table of Contents About the Project Phase 1 Phase 2 Next Steps Acknowledgments Useful Links About the Project This project aims to build a generic tool to automate the modernization of Jenkins plugins using OpenRewrite. This tool allows us to...

Sridhar Sivakumar August 26, 2024
GSOC Manage jenkinsci GitHub permissions as code

This blog showcases all the work done in the Manage jenkinsci GitHub permissions as code project during Google Summer of Code 2024. About the Project This project aims to create a solution that allows the Repository Permission Updater (RPU) to manage jenkinsci GitHub permissions as code. RPU is a vital tool used by Jenkins to manage artifactory permissions, bridge discrepancies between Jira...

Danyang Zhao August 26, 2024
Enhancing an Existing LLM Model with Domain-specific Jenkins Knowledge

Table of Contents About the Project Milestones JenAI as a System Next Steps Acknowledgments Useful Links About the Project JenAI is a pioneering chatbot that is trained specifically to answer users' queries about Jenkins technology, which enhances the accessibility and usability of software. We aim to provide faster and more reliable assistance to our users. The model is integrated with a friendly UI to ensure a better user experience. The...

Nour Ziad Almulhem August 25, 2024
Jenkins in Google Summer of Code Community Bonding, Contributors' Takeaways

The community bonding period is the three weeks between GSoC contributor acceptance and the start of the coding date. This is a vital time for mentors and org admins to engage with GSoC contributors and set them up for success. This is the time to set expectations and milestones, welcome the contributors to the community, and give them access to the tools...

Alyssa Tong June 4, 2024
Congrats and Welcome to Jenkins in Google Summer of Code 2024 Contributors

This year, we received numerous outstanding Google Summer of Code (GSoC) proposals for Jenkins with just as many compelling ideas. Many thanks to all who submitted their proposal(s) previously. Due to a very limited number of mentors available, we could only accept a small number of submissions. Congratulations go out to Danyang Zhao, Sridhar S, Shlomo Dahan, Nour Almulhem, and Phillipp Glanz for...

Alyssa Tong May 1, 2024
The GSoC 2024 contributor application has ended. What happens next?

The Google Summer of Code 2024 contributor application period has ended and we are excited to have received over 75 valid applications from potential contributors, interested in contributing to Jenkins via this program. We are grateful to all the students who applied and look forward to reviewing their applications over the next few weeks. Between March 18, 2024, when the contributor application...

Kris Stern April 4, 2024
Google Summer of Code 2024… Here We Come!

We are thrilled to announce that Jenkins has been accepted to Google Summer of Code 2024! This will be Jenkins' eighth year as a mentoring organization. Congratulations to all 195 accepted open-source organizations! As a mentoring organization for the past seven years, Jenkins has mentored 35 GSoC students by 85+ different mentors, bringing together over 110 strangers for a common idea - Jenkins! At...

Alyssa Tong February 23, 2024
[Google Summer of Code 2024] A Call for Mentors

We are happy to announce that Jenkins is preparing to participate in its eighth (8th) year in Google Summer of Code (GSoC). What is Google Summer of Code? Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global, online mentoring program focused on introducing new contributors to open-source software development. GSoC contributors work on a 10-22 weeks-long programming project with the guidance of mentors from...

Kris Stern
Alyssa Tong
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Jean-Marc Meessen December 5, 2023