isokens-outreachy-journey.hashnode.devHow Open Source Contributions Define Your Career PathHi there, I鈥檓 more than halfway through (8 weeks) my Outreachy internship with Debian, working on the openQA project to test Live Images. My journey into tech began as a software engineering trainee, during which I built a foundation in Bash scriptin...Feb 2路2 min read
isokens-outreachy-journey.hashnode.devMid-Point Project ProgressHalfway There Hurray! 馃帀 I have officially reached the 6-week mark, the halfway point of my Outreachy internship. The time has flown by incredibly fast, yet it feels short because there is still so much exciting work to do. I remember starting this j...Jan 19路3 min read
isokens-outreachy-journey.hashnode.devThinking About My AudienceThinking about who I am addressing is a challenge, but it is an important one. As I write, I realize I鈥檓 speaking to three distinct groups: my friends and family who are new to the world of tech, newcomers eager to join programs like Outreachy, and t...Jan 5路2 min read
isokens-outreachy-journey.hashnode.devEverybody StrugglesThat鈥檚 right: everyone struggles. You could be working on a project only to find a mountain of new things to learn, or your code might keep failing until you start to doubt yourself. I feel like that sometimes, wondering if I鈥檓 good enough. But in th...Dec 22, 2025路3 min read
isokens-outreachy-journey.hashnode.devBeginning My Outreachy Journey With DebianHello, my name is Isoken, I鈥檓 a software engineer and product manager from Nigeria. I am excited and grateful to begin this journey as an Outreachy intern working on the project "Debian Images Testing with OpenQA". I am particularly drawn to helpin...Dec 8, 2025路2 min read