GSoC/2011/Project Ideas/People Page and Map


 * Mentors: Jessica McKellar
 * Title: Improving the People page and map
 * Technical Details: The People page and in particular its map are too slow to be usable.
 * Further Reading:
 * Skills: Python, Django, Google maps API
 * Level: [Advanced]
 * Benefits to the Student: This is a good introduction to design decisions and tradeoffs around scaling an expensive website feature.
 * Benefits to the Community: Make it easier for open source volunteers to find each other.
 * Comments: