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Feb 10 · 4 min read · We spend a lot of time stressing over job descriptions, tailoring resumes, and refreshing our inboxes, hoping a recruiter will finally notice us. But we often overlook the most powerful advantage of our craft. Software engineering is essentially a gi...
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Midpoint Reflections
Jan 27 · 4 min read · Time flies when you’re staring at a terminal! It feels like just yesterday I was writing my introductory post, fueled by a mix of excitement and "imposter syndrome" jitters. Now, reaching the midpoint of my Outreachy internship with the Wikisource Re...
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Week 6: Mid-Internship BugSigDB Project Report
Jan 17 · 6 min read · Source: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG-lkbqW4E/4v7Y4L9cmxV4-lb3eyC7sg/edit The first half of my BugSigDB internship with Bioconductor has been a period of focused work, learning, and personal growth. Reaching the midpoint of the internship feels le...
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Midpoint Internship Report: Finding the Ground Before Building Up
Jan 16 · 6 min read · When I wrote the initial proposal, the core goal of the internship felt straightforward: connect the Scribe client applications (iOS and Android) to the Scribe server so language data could be downloaded on demand instead of being bundled in the app....
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Dec 24, 2025 · 3 min read · Struggle in a project like BugSigDB is rarely loud or dramatic. It shows up quietly, in the moments where familiarity meets responsibility. As I continued to review and curate articles in BugSigDB, the challenges shifted from learning the basics to ...
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Dec 22, 2025 · 6 min read · 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...
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Week 1: Onboarding, Communication, and Choosing My First Issue
Dec 12, 2025 · 3 min read · The Outreachy internship officially kicked off this week, and the past few days have been a blend of onboarding activities, community interactions, and diving straight into my project on reducing Git’s global state. It has been exciting, occasionally...
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Dec 12, 2025 · 4 min read · 👋 Introduction Hi there! I'm Levy Muguro, a passionate fullstack software engineer based in Nairobi, Kenya. I'm incredibly excited to be joining the Wikimedia community as a new Outreachy intern developing Wikisource Reader App. It still feels surre...
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