--- title: "Harshita (@harshita2208) | Hashnode" description: "Harshita (@harshita2208) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@harshita2208" --- @harshita2208 # Harshita @harshita2208 · Joined December 2025 ### [My Outreachy Journey with Wikimedia: Building and Improving PendingChangesBot](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/my-outreachy-journey-with-wikimedia-building-and-improving-pendingchangesbot?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Outreachy Round 31 | Wikimedia Intern Mentors: Zache, Adiba Anjum, Ademola Over the past three months, I had the opportunity to contribute to Wikimedia infrastructure as an Outreachy intern. My projec 6 min read · [harshita-codes.hashnode.dev](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/my-outreachy-journey-with-wikimedia-building-and-improving-pendingchangesbot?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-outreachy-journey-with-wikimedia-building-and-improving-pendingchangesbot/69b00430abc0d9500157c59f) ### [Career Opportunities](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/career-opportunities?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Before starting my Outreachy internship, I thought of career opportunities in a very straightforward way. Learn a few technologies, build some projects, apply for roles, and hopefully get hired. Halfway through this internship, my understanding of “c... 3 min read · [harshita-codes.hashnode.dev](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/career-opportunities?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Feb 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/career-opportunities/69899dc38a8ac2e76f4ba2a3) ### [Mid-Point Project Progress: Halfway Through My Outreachy Internship](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/mid-point-project-progress-halfway-through-my-outreachy-internship?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Reaching the mid-point of my Outreachy internship feels like a good moment to pause and reflect. The past six weeks have been full of learning, experimentation, collaboration, and many small challenges that slowly added up to meaningful progress. Thi... 4 min read · [harshita-codes.hashnode.dev](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/mid-point-project-progress-halfway-through-my-outreachy-internship?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/mid-point-project-progress-halfway-through-my-outreachy-internship/696ddd16b2beb882dcfe57e2) ### [Think About Your Audience](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/think-about-your-audience?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) One of the quiet lessons I am learning during my Outreachy internship is that good work is not only about doing things correctly. It is also about doing them in a way that makes sense to the people who will interact with them. And those people are no... 3 min read · [harshita-codes.hashnode.dev](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/think-about-your-audience?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/think-about-your-audience/6964c952fa4636becf60b752) ### [Everybody Struggles](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/everybody-struggles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When people talk about Outreachy, they often focus on the achievement. Getting selected. Working with mentors. Contributing to open source. All of that is true, and it is something to be proud of. But there is another side that does not always get ta... 3 min read · [harshita-codes.hashnode.dev](https://harshita-codes.hashnode.dev/everybody-struggles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 29, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/everybody-struggles/6952a35ebac65b32121b3293)