# Any update on SoC students?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-update-on-soc-students/60353>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 12, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-update-on-soc-students/60353 "2006-05-12T15:30:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asoto)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-update-on-soc-students/60353/1 "2006-05-12T15:30:15Z")

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I saw the announcement a couple of weeks back now, was wondering if Ruby  
Central has been getting a good response? Any students stepped up to the  
refactoring tools challenge? Python seemed to attract a lot of  
interesting projects last year, hopefully Ruby will be benefiting  
similarly this year.

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**Author:** ![asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asoto)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-update-on-soc-students/60353/2 "2006-05-12T15:36:22Z")

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On 5/12/06, Alex S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I saw the announcement a couple of weeks back now, was wondering if Ruby  
> Central has been getting a good response? Any students stepped up to the  
> refactoring tools challenge? Python seemed to attract a lot of  
> interesting projects last year, hopefully Ruby will be benefiting  
> similarly this year.

The mentors are currently reviewing all of the student applications.  
Google will be announcing the selected projects on the 23rd, I think.

-austin

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**Author:** ![asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asoto)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-update-on-soc-students/60353/3 "2006-05-12T15:45:36Z")

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On May 12, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Alex S. wrote:

> I saw the announcement a couple of weeks back now, was wondering if  
> Ruby  
> Central has been getting a good response?

I think so, yes. There are over 80 applications.

> Any students stepped up to the refactoring tools challenge?

Multiple students applied for this project, yes.

James Edward G. II

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**Author:** ![asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asoto)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-update-on-soc-students/60353/4 "2006-05-12T16:19:50Z")

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On 5/12/06, James Edward G. II [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> On May 12, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Alex S. wrote:

> I think so, yes. There are over 80 applications.
> 
> > Any students stepped up to the refactoring tools challenge?
> 
> Multiple students applied for this project, yes.

To this, I can only say “w00t!”. I hope the interest in it pays off,  
it would be great to see some better automated refactoring tools  
become available.