If you are a college student with programming skills and hope to gain some practical experience this summer, you might consider joining the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program, where you can write code for those super cool open-source projects.In the past eight years, over 6,000 students have graduated from this global program and participated in nearly 400 open-source projects. Students who join the program can apply their knowledge in practice by engaging in the development of software projects during the summer. The students will be divided into different groups, solving technical problems under the guidance of mentors. After participating in the summer practice, students will gain substantial related knowledge and hands-on experience, which will help them when seeking employment. More importantly, GSoC will create and release more source code for everyone to use and benefit from.Students interested in this coding program can submit an application on the GSoC official website. The deadline is 19:00 UTC on May 3, 2013 (02:00 Beijing Time on May 4). You can first browse through the pages of the 177 open-source projects included in this year's program and choose the ones that interest you. Due to limited slots, students who wish to participate in GSoC need to submit a high-quality project proposal. Relevant suggestions can be found in the student handbook.To stay updated about the application phase and subsequent information, follow the Google Open Source Blog or join the mailing list for the Summer of Code program.Wishing all programmers good luck, and remember to submit your application as early as possible.Translator's Note:Original English article: Google, translated by Bole Online - Huang LiminTranslated article link: http://blog.jobbole.com/38722/