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Class Stand Ups This week, we focused primarily on group work and getting to know what projects other groups selected. Honestly, all of the projects selected are one’s that I’ve never heard of or that I know only slightly through the project evaluations, so it’s going to be extra interesting learning about the platform and the work that each team does on the codebase. In context of the stand ups, every group did such a great job at being concise...

GROUP TIME Who knew the day was so soon? We finally got our group assignments and it’s great! Being able to meet everyone on my team for the rest of the semester was truly great as everyone is amazing and super talented. It’s really nice knowing that we all get along super well and were able to joke and have a great time. Not only that, but it was good to know that we were able to lock in. In...

😍 my DREAM project 😍 I wish upon a 🌟 that I fish a project not so far (from my capabilities). In other words, the imposter syndrome is hitting hard. Going through all of these project evaluations and contributing documents, I’m so nervous to actually contribute. Even though I see issue and bugs that I can help with, the anticipation and the nervousness of taking the first few steps to engage in the project worry me. I know these feelings...

Presenting Our Presentations Well, my group did not present yet in class, however it was super great watching other groups. They all did such an amazing job and the extensions were so well developed and thought out. Honestly speaking, some of the projects were extensions that I would want to use and actually contribute to. I really appreciated how prepared and on top of it each group was. It felt like watching a pitch on their extensions and it made...

Gitting Projects My exposure to Git and Open Source Projects prior to this week have been very minimal. This weeks exposure have allowed me to explore both components on a deeper level. More specifically, in the sense of being able to better understand their relevance to project. Knowing Git Honestly speaking, I feel like I personally am really good at finding shortcuts to git. I’ve always used the terminal in VSCode, with very limited experience to the MacOS terminal. Not...

Team Blue on Top In Week 3 of OSSD, we were put into groups to make a browser extension. Though this class primarily focuses on being in groups and conversing, this is the first time we are actually producing software that has the potential to be open source. I had a great time getting to know and work with my group mates @milelime, @nuzhny25, and @tgs8717. They’re all such talented and intelligent individuals and I’m so excited to see the...

Code of Conduct When growing up, the “Golden Rule” was always thrown around – “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” In other words, reciprocate the same energy and kindness you would like others to show you. I always took this personally and had the tenacity to respect and empathize with others. In some way, I thought this was common sense and basic human decency. So, it may come as a shock to realize that not...

Open Source Coding When thinking about the concept of “open source” and hearing it, I think of code that is collaborative in nature as anyone is able to access, view, and edit it under specific licensing terms. Not only that, but users are able to contribute to the main codebase once reviewed and approved by others. I also envision a Google Document where users have the ability to edit, suggest edits, comments, make changes and make copies of the original...