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title: "Mercy Oyelakin (@mercyoye) | Hashnode"
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# Mercy Oyelakin

@mercyoye · Joined December 2025

### [The End of an Era](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/the-end-of-an-era?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

It is the last week of my internship with Outreachy, and it has been a life-changing experience. I got to learn a lot of things technically, like the Python programming language, integrating APIs, sol

8 min read · [mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/the-end-of-an-era?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-end-of-an-era/69a82175b3a49fdacb135af7)

### [Career Opportunities](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/career-opportunities?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Before my internship at Outreachy, I had always known that to excel at something, one has to put in the work. Time, consistency, and continuous learning are non-negotiables. And so I began by taking courses, exams, and practicing what I have learnt b...

2 min read · [mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/career-opportunities?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 2](https://hashnode.com/posts/career-opportunities/698e1b89c21e6f1d2426d366)

### [My Mid-point project report](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/my-mid-point-project-report?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

My mid-point project progress report with Outreachy.

6 min read · [mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/my-mid-point-project-report?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 18](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-mid-point-project-report/696cc1867f5af59268d84a67)

### [Think about your audience](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/think-about-your-audience?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How my Outreachy project with Wikimedia works in the simplest way possible.

3 min read · [mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/think-about-your-audience?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 5](https://hashnode.com/posts/think-about-your-audience/695c3dcb3659f865e9760a1a)

### [Everybody Struggles](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/everybody-struggles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

It’s been two weeks since I started my internship at Outreachy. In my first week, I was to install all the tools I would need for the project and sign up for administrative accounts. Some of the tools included GitLab, Toolforge, and Python, while the...

6 min read · [mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev](https://mercy-oyelakin.hashnode.dev/everybody-struggles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Dec 22, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/everybody-struggles/69498aaed706f2435d837a3d)