Hi all. I wrote the post above, so to provide some context:
1. This was written with the Singaporean startup scene in mind. There are a couple of differences re:the environment in Singapore vs the Valley. For starters, students here prefer interning at banks, or other 'proper companies', as opposed to startups. Second, the startups themselves are often very new to the game. (Founders asking for NDAs are still a fairly common occurrence.)
2. Google SoC is doubly attractive because of the exchange rate. USD5000 is a big thing when compared to the market rates in Singapore, and that still doesn't factor in the benefits of learning from a large, well-managed OSS project.
I wrote this primarily as a response to the number of companies that hit the NUS Hackers mailing list with off-the-mark ads. I'm not sure if this would help other companies looking to recruit hackers, but hopefully the context would give you enough information to decide for yourself.
Plug: NUS Hackers is a student organization dedicated to the spread of OSS and hacking in the National University of Singapore. We're affiliated with the Singaporean Hackerspace (http://hackerspace.sg/) and both organizations would be more than willing to show you around/lend you some help/introduce you to people, should any HNer choose to drop by Singapore. :)
1. This was written with the Singaporean startup scene in mind. There are a couple of differences re:the environment in Singapore vs the Valley. For starters, students here prefer interning at banks, or other 'proper companies', as opposed to startups. Second, the startups themselves are often very new to the game. (Founders asking for NDAs are still a fairly common occurrence.)
2. Google SoC is doubly attractive because of the exchange rate. USD5000 is a big thing when compared to the market rates in Singapore, and that still doesn't factor in the benefits of learning from a large, well-managed OSS project.
I wrote this primarily as a response to the number of companies that hit the NUS Hackers mailing list with off-the-mark ads. I'm not sure if this would help other companies looking to recruit hackers, but hopefully the context would give you enough information to decide for yourself.
Plug: NUS Hackers is a student organization dedicated to the spread of OSS and hacking in the National University of Singapore. We're affiliated with the Singaporean Hackerspace (http://hackerspace.sg/) and both organizations would be more than willing to show you around/lend you some help/introduce you to people, should any HNer choose to drop by Singapore. :)