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== A: An introduction ==
== A: An introduction ==
* My name is '''Abdallah Khaled Elshamy''', a student from Egypt. I am a hard-working person who is passionate about his work. I am a senior undergraduate student studying computer and systems engineering at the faculty of engineering - Ain Shams University.
* Please describe yourself in three sentences, one of them regarding your current studies.
** Languages I speak: Arabic (native) and English (advanced).
** Which languages do you speak?
** I have a good background in mathematics (ODEs, linear algebra, numerical analysis, and calculus), electronic and electric circuits, and computer science.  
** What's your overall background? ''The general field you work in or are studying, e.g. computer science, physics, artificial intelligence, control theory...''
* Google Summer of Code is an excellent opportunity for a student like me to work with other developers on sophisticated software that has a lot of users. I hope to become a better and more experienced developer and to hone my soft skills by collaborating with the developers/maintainers of Octave.
*Why do you want to participate in the Google Summer of Code? What do you hope to gain by doing so?
** I participated in GSoC 2020 with GNU Octave.
**Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. ''Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!''
* I used Octave a lot as an open-source alternative to MATLAB. It was extremely helpful for me as a student. Thus, I want to help in enhancing and adding to this important project.
* Why are you choosing Octave?
 
== C: Contact ==
* Username on Savannah, Username on Octave Discourse, and Nickname on IRC: '''Abdallah_Elshamy'''
* I live in Cairo (UTC+2). my location won't change over GSoC duration.
* I usually split my working hours to regain my focus so I code from 06.00 to 10.00 and from 12.00 to 17.00
 
== E: Coding experience ==
* I have a good knowledge of C++ and used it in many projects.
* I have been using Octave/MATLAB for about three years. I am familiar with some packages like: Control and Signals. I wrote many m-scripts and used Simulink.
* I have a good knowledge of Qt and made two University projects using it.
* I have a good knowledge of Python and a fair knowledge of Java.
* I am comfortable with working with team and worked with many teams in university projects.
* Last GSoC, I Worked on a project​ that enriched GNU Octave with built-in support​ for JSON. I developed functions to encode/decode JSON using​ C++​ and unit tests using ​Octave. My project​ was integrated into the main repository of GNU Octave[https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2020/projects/5567022663991296/].
* Other contributions can be found here[https://github.com/gnu-octave/octave/commits?author=Abdallah-Elshamy].
 
== F: Feeling fine ==
* I am familiar with IRC and used it to get advice.
* I am familiar with mailing list and subscribed to it.
* I used Mercurial to submit a patch and have a good experience with other version control systems like git.
* I built Octave using make tool and was able (with the help of the maintainers) to add functions to the build system.
* What will make me actively stay in the community that I want to help in developing Octave as it helped me in my study. besides, I believe that I will learn a lot from this.
 
== O: Only out of interest ==
* I heard about Octave approximately two years ago in my college as an open source alternative for MATLAB since we have projects that used MATLAB and we needed a software with similar capabilities. 
* The first question concerning Octave I could not find an answer to rather quickly was how to add to the build system. With some searching and help from IRC channel and maintainers I was able to solve it.
 
== P: Prerequisites ==
* I use Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS.
* I own this machine and have full (sudo) access to it. I can install any new software on it.
* I will be able to access internet connection, a computer with my progressing work on any time on the day.
== S: Self-assessment ==
* Criticism is greatly important and highly appreciated by me as it allows me to learn from other's experiences. To make the best of it I prefer it to:
** Be as specific as possible.
** Be supported with examples.
** Use clear language and avoid ambiguity.
** Be given in points so I can track my improvement in a better way.
 
* I prefer to discuss changes and to have a good vision about them before starting to code. Surely, all the details may not be clear and need further search but having a good general view about the system helps a lot and directs your search and your efforts to fruitful paths.
* Prototypes definitely helps you understand what you are trying to do so coding and modifying them (with the risk to throw them away) may be useful to have a better understanding and a better implementation of the requirements.
 
== Y: Your task ==
* I am interested in the "Jupyter Notebook Integration" project.
* This project aims to support running (and filling) Jupyter Notebook within GNU Octave. This would enable Jupyter Notebook users to evaluate long-running Octave Notebooks on a computing server without a permanent browser connection, which is still a pending issue.
 
[[Category: Summer of Code]]
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