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* Please describe your experience with being in a development team. ''Do you have experience working with open source or free projects?''
* Please describe your experience with being in a development team. ''Do you have experience working with open source or free projects?''
   I have worked in teams for various projects as part of my course and some competitions. Currently, I am working on developing a chat bot. I am also working on two other projects in group.Although, I don't have experience in Open Source projects.
   I have worked in teams for various projects as part of my course and some competitions. Currently, I am working on developing a chat bot. I am also working on two other projects in group this semester. Although, I don't have experience in Open Source projects.
* Please describe the biggest project you have written code for and what you learned by doing so. Also describe your role in that project over time.
* Please describe the biggest project you have written code for and what you learned by doing so. Also describe your role in that project over time.
   I developed a
   I developed a web portal , an online [https://git.io/vDYLB No-dues system] for campus students. It was basically a Python project. I did the whole project myself.
* Please state the commits and patches you already contributed to Octave. ''This question (one of the most important parts by the way) is the only part of your application our wiki admins will edit for you even after the application deadline. Code sometimes speaks louder than many words do.''
* Please state the commits and patches you already contributed to Octave. ''This question (one of the most important parts by the way) is the only part of your application our wiki admins will edit for you even after the application deadline. Code sometimes speaks louder than many words do.''
  I wrote a function for [https://git.io/vSUpN Union of two Polygons] for Octave by using Clipper Library. It was written in C++.


== F: Feeling fine ==
== F: Feeling fine ==
* Please describe (in short) your experience with the following tools: ''We only use this question to determine where you need guidance, not for rating!  We by no means expect you to be familiar with all of these and you'll won't necessarily need them while working with us.''
* Please describe (in short) your experience with the following tools: ''We only use this question to determine where you need guidance, not for rating!  We by no means expect you to be familiar with all of these and you'll won't necessarily need them while working with us.''
** IRC and mailing lists
** IRC and mailing lists
  Quite helpful.
** Mercurial or other source code management systems
** Mercurial or other source code management systems
  I use Guthub generally. 
** Mediawiki or other wiki software
** Mediawiki or other wiki software
  No experience.
** make, gcc, gdb or other development tools
** make, gcc, gdb or other development tools
  As I mostly work on Ubuntu, I have used gcc quite often for compiling my source codes. I haven't used make or gdb tools that much.
* What will make you actively stay in our community after this GSoC is over? ''You can also tell us after applications close and we'll happily try to fulfill :-)''
* What will make you actively stay in our community after this GSoC is over? ''You can also tell us after applications close and we'll happily try to fulfill :-)''
  As Octave is quite helpful for beginner ML enthusiasts like me, and due to its simple and easy syntax, I guess I would love to be in touch with Octave as a user and as a contributor.


== O: Only out of interest ==
== O: Only out of interest ==
* Did you ever hear about Octave before?  
* Did you ever hear about Octave before?  
  Yes, of course.
** If so, when and where? How far have you been involved already?
** If so, when and where? How far have you been involved already?
** If not, where would you expect or advise us to do advertising?
  I heard about it from Mr. Andrew Ng in his Machine learning Introductory course. I am using Octave for almost a year for my basic machine Learning exercises.
* What was the first question concerning Octave you could not find an answer to rather quickly? ''Of course more than one question can be stated. We try to improve based on this each year! Includes learning how to use it, code, website, GSoC application, …''


== P: Prerequisites ==
== P: Prerequisites ==
* Please state the operating system you work with.
* Please state the operating system you work with.
  I mostly work on Ubuntu (i.e. Linux kernel). Although, I have a dual boot system with Windows alongside.
** If you have access to more than one, please state them and the conditions under which you are granted this access.
** If you have access to more than one, please state them and the conditions under which you are granted this access.
  I have full access to both.
* Please estimate an average time per day you will be able to access
* Please estimate an average time per day you will be able to access
** an internet connection
** an internet connection
    I can access Internet at any time of the day and for any duration.
** a computer
** a computer
    I can access Computer at any time of the day and for any duration.
** a computer with your progressing work on
** a computer with your progressing work on
    I can access it at any time of the day and for any duration.
* Please describe the degree to which you can install new software on computers you have access to.
* Please describe the degree to which you can install new software on computers you have access to.
    I have full liberty for that.


== S: Self-assessment ==
== S: Self-assessment ==
* Please describe how useful criticism looks from your point of view as committing student.
* Please describe how useful criticism looks from your point of view as committing student.
  Not being bookish, but my personal experience is that you cannot improve upon yourself until you take any kind of criticism positively and extract the best out of it for yourself.
* How autonomous are you when developing:
* How autonomous are you when developing:
** Do you like to discuss changes intensively and not start coding until you know what you want to do?
** Do you like to discuss changes intensively and not start coding until you know what you want to do?
    Yes, as part of my Software Engineering Course, I learnt about the importance of pre-documentation like Software Requirement Specification documents and Design Documents before starting to code for any software.
** Do you like to code a proof of concept to 'see how it turns out', modifying that and taking the risk of having work thrown away if it doesn't match what the project or original proponent had in mind?
** Do you like to code a proof of concept to 'see how it turns out', modifying that and taking the risk of having work thrown away if it doesn't match what the project or original proponent had in mind?
    I may opt that approach for some small sub-task of the [project but I won't prefer to do a project if I had to just 'write and test' for the whole project. As I said, I like the approach that I first figure out the whole in-and-out of the requirement of the project and then start coding.


== Y: Your task ==
== Y: Your task ==
* Did you select a task from our list of proposals and ideas?
* Did you select a task from our list of proposals and ideas?
  Yes.
** If yes, what task did you choose? Please describe what part of it you especially want to focus on if you can already provide this information. ''Please also wiki-link the page for your elaborated proposal here.''
** If yes, what task did you choose? Please describe what part of it you especially want to focus on if you can already provide this information. ''Please also wiki-link the page for your elaborated proposal here.''
** If you apply for a task you have added yourself instead, please describe this task, its scope and people you already talked to concerning it. What field of tasks did you miss on the list?
  I have chosen the project: [http://wiki.octave.org/Summer_of_Code_Project_Ideas#Mapping_or_Geometry_package:_Implement_boolean_operations_on_polygons Mapping or Geometry package: Implement boolean operations on polygons]. I read about the Clipper Library which is to be used for this project.
* Please provide a rough estimated timeline for your work on the task. ''This should include the GSoC midterms and personal commitments like exams or vacation ("non-coding time"). If possible, include two or three milestones you expect.''
* Please provide a rough estimated timeline for your work on the task. ''This should include the GSoC midterms and personal commitments like exams or vacation ("non-coding time"). If possible, include two or three milestones you expect.''
  May 15 - May 31 : Go through the previous implementations in depth and read the documentations of the libraries thoroughly.
  June 1 - July 15 : Implement all the required functionalities of Boolean operations on Polygons and incorporate it into GNU Octave.
  July 18 -  August 5 : Final debugging and documentation.
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