IRC log for #gsoc on 20191116

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02:09.58r0bbywhat is OSC?
02:10.06r0bbylol
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11:18.05Freso"Of summer code" sounds like the title of an interesting poem/ode…
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12:12.47lakshaysoodWhich technologies/languages should i learn to increase my chances of getting accepted for gsoc?
12:17.35lesderid<PROTECTED>
12:17.38lesderidoops
12:17.50achilliondropping the hammer?
12:18.03lesderidlakshaysood: depends on the orgs and projects you'd be interested in
12:18.35lesderidbut any experience would most likely be useful
12:18.58lesderidachillion: nah, aliased to /BUFFER, not /BAN :P
12:19.15achillionmuch less exciting]
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12:39.58jn__danishsharjeel: what about it?
12:40.44danishsharjeelI just joined and I don't know what to do next or where to check for topics and conversation. Can I please have some guide?
12:41.08jn__well, you can just start a conversation by asking something
12:41.50jn__the topic line is: "Google Summer of Code: https://g.co/gsoc | Google Code-in https://g.co/gci"
12:44.43danishsharjeelI've want to prepare for gsoc 2020. I'm new to programming, I've been taking courses in Python Programming from Coursera (Specialization in Programming by Dr. Chuck)
12:45.27danishsharjeelI don't have any experience in open source programming and the projects I have done are from my course. Can I have some guide how I can prepare good enough?
12:45.40achilliondanishsharjeel: hanging around here is nice and all, but it's pretty quiet when the programmes aren't running.
12:45.51jn__https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/
12:45.52achillionHave you read the guides in the topic that jn__ linked?
12:46.00danishsharjeelYep
12:47.06danishsharjeelThing is I want to practice before I apply so that I can know which organization is preferable for me and what I should practice more.
12:47.15achillionThe usually advice, which I fully support, is to pick an open source project you use, preferably something small.
12:47.42achillionand then find their bug tracker and contribution guide and start working on it a little bit.
12:48.51achillionIt doesn't have to be a project that will join GSoC if you're just preparing and practising contributing
12:50.01achillionThough I guess if they do join and you're already a contributor, it will increase your chances of them accepting you.
12:50.25danishsharjeelI'm not. And I don't know how to join one or which to choose.
12:51.00achillionMy main point is that contributing to a project you don't care about for the sake of it will likely be less fun and less engaging for you.
12:52.24lesderid^
12:52.56achillionWell the how to join question isn't easy to answer.  Projects often have guides for newcomers, some are harder to join than others.  A lot of times it's like joining an open club... you just show up and start doing the thing the club does and you're in.
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12:57.26danishsharjeelCan you please give me something like hint what open source I should join as newbie?
12:57.45danishsharjeelGetting Started with Python
12:58.56danishsharjeeland using python for Data Mining is what I've learned this far.
12:59.37achillionWhich library do you often use in Python (that's not standard library)?
13:00.46danishsharjeelup till now sqlite3
13:02.59achillionI believe that's standard library.  Not that there's anything to put you off that, I just think it might be easier to join a smaller project when you're new.
13:05.17danishsharjeelShall I try some organizations from GSoC 2019? I think they provide open source projects to contribute in.
13:08.46r0bbydanishsharjeel: Sure -- projects are always open to newcomers. As a matter of fact if you make contact early, it increases your chances of being selected for GSoC 2020
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