emptycodesemptycodesalsowrites.hashnode.dev·Dec 19, 2024The Growing Pains of an Open Source ContributorFor me, the best way to get things done is to dive right in without overthinking, as I tend to overanalyze everything. This is most obvious when I need to write comments or questions to my mentor. I can spend over 20 minutes trying to phrase things p...3 likes·51 readsMe, Open Source and WikimediaOpen Source
Fatuma Abdullahiblog.hijabicoder.dev·Dec 18, 2024An Outreachy Chapter BeginsHi 👋 , my name is Fatuma Abdullahi. I’m a front-end developer, accessibility advocate, FreeCodeCamp author, and recently, a Product Design contractor at Wikimedia. If you are wondering how that is, the answer is Outreachy. Outreachy is a non-profit ...20 likes·43 readsoutreachy
Victoria NdukaforfreeCodeCampfreecodecamp.org·Dec 18, 2024What to Do If You Don't Get into Outreachy: Exploring Other Paths to Open SourceDid you apply to Outreachy and receive a “Your Initial Application Was Not Successful” email? Or maybe you got into the contribution stage but after a rigorous month of contribution, you were not selected as an intern. How disheartening that can be! ...Open Source
Richard Chukwurichardchukwu.hashnode.dev·Dec 16, 2024Diving Into Cloud-Native Observability:Embarking on my Outreachy internship journey with OpenTelemetry has been nothing short of transformative. For those new to OpenTelemetry, it’s a groundbreaking open-source observability framework that empowers developers to monitor and optimise distr...10 likesCloud
Usman Akinyemiuniqueusman.hashnode.dev·Dec 15, 2024Reflections on My First Week as a Git InternThis marks the end of my first week as an intern at Git. In my last blog post I listed a couple of tasks I planned to complete. While trying to finish all the tasks, I accomplished several interesting things. These included reading Git’s documentatio...11 likes·31 readsGitHub
Temidayocuriousprogrammer.hashnode.dev·Dec 14, 2024My Outreachy Internship with Mozilla Firefox Begins …November 28, 2024, marked a milestone in my journey—I finally landed an Outreachy internship with Mozilla Firefox on my fourth attempt! The past two years came with setbacks, where circumstances beyond my control stood in the way of success. It felt ...1 likeinternships
Onitcha Nyerhovwoonitchanyerhovwo.hashnode.dev·Dec 13, 2024Outreachy Open Source Internship at WikiMediaHello, my name is Onitcha Nyerhovwo. I am a DevOps Engineer, a Technical Writer, and an Outreachy Intern for the December 2024 Cohort. I love music (mostly Afrobeats), sports (Football, Tennis, MMA), reading fictional historical novels and watching c...11 likes·46 readsoutreachy
Bukunmi Elizabeth Olabukunmiola.hashnode.dev·Dec 12, 2024A New Chapter Rooted in Openness and GratitudeHey! It’s Outreachy O’clock. How did we get here? 🤗🤭It was an interesting journey, from being clueless to becoming an intern with ODK-X in the Outreachy Winter 2024 internships. Hi! I’m Bukunmi Ola, a mobile app developer, and a fashion creative h...3 likesoutreachy
Divine Alerualerudivine.hashnode.dev·Dec 12, 2024A New Chapter with OutreachyDearest gentle reader *winks in Bridgerton, It is with great delight and a touch of nervous excitement that I share with you the news that I have been selected as an Outreachy intern to work in the Bioconductor community on the BugSigDB Microbiome St...17 likes·58 readsOutreachyInternship
Patrick A. Nobletblog.noblet.tech·Dec 12, 2024Coding, Values and Purpose: My Outreachy ChapterHello World!🌍 When I first discovered the world of open source, I felt like I had stumbled upon a global workshop where creativity knew no boundaries. Today, I'm happy to share the beginning of my journey contributing to Debian as an Outreachy Inter...8 likes·43 readsoutreachy