Adityamanglik
Joined 21 March 2016
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I wish to contribute to the open source community to the best of my efforts and boost my skills as a developer during this period. It's about giving back to the community which has contributed so much to changing our lives. Linux, FFMPEG, GNU Octave etc are softwares which are used by us on almost daily basis without us even realizing their importance to our lives and the computer science field. Open source gives people the freedom to express themselves without any 'Digital Handcuffs' and learn a lot in the process as well. I wish and hope that Google Summer Of Code will give me the chance to express these ideas. | I wish to contribute to the open source community to the best of my efforts and boost my skills as a developer during this period. It's about giving back to the community which has contributed so much to changing our lives. Linux, FFMPEG, GNU Octave etc are softwares which are used by us on almost daily basis without us even realizing their importance to our lives and the computer science field. Open source gives people the freedom to express themselves without any 'Digital Handcuffs' and learn a lot in the process as well. I wish and hope that Google Summer Of Code will give me the chance to express these ideas. | ||
* ''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!'' | * ''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 have not | My experience with GSOC has been really good. I have been in contact with your organization via Mailing List and IRC channel and help was always available. Even when it was not possible to directly answer the query, you pointed me to the potential sources, which helped a lot. I am familiar with the program and its time line. | ||
* ''Why are you choosing Octave?'' | * ''Why are you choosing Octave?'' | ||
I chose Octave because it is an amazing project. I have used MATLAB and Octave at my college and school for lots of projects and realized that this knowledge and computation tool must be available to all for free. '''Science and Technology education must not be bound by licensing fees.''' | I chose Octave because it is an amazing project. I have used MATLAB and Octave at my college and school for lots of projects and realized that this knowledge and computation tool must be available to all for free. '''Science and Technology education must not be bound by licensing fees.''' Octave is the free alternative to MATLAB. As a student, it is very important for me to realize the importance of, and promote Free and Open Source software. | ||
== C: Contact == | == C: Contact == | ||
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IRC nick: '''carpediem''' | IRC nick: '''carpediem''' | ||
* ''Which time zone do you live in? Will that change over GSoC duration? Perhaps DST adjustment or a relocation. Note that both UTC and GMT are not aware of daylight saving time! Please state UTC+x or -x.'' | * ''Which time zone do you live in? Will that change over GSoC duration? Perhaps DST adjustment or a relocation. Note that both UTC and GMT are not aware of daylight saving time! Please state UTC+x or -x.'' | ||
I live in India. Timezone: UTC+5:30 | I live in India. Timezone: UTC+5:30. | ||
* ''Please state the timeframe (in UTC+0) when you feel most comfortable working during GSoC. Where are your time buffers?'' | * ''Please state the timeframe (in UTC+0) when you feel most comfortable working during GSoC. Where are your time buffers?'' | ||
I prefer working in mornings(9:00(UTC-3:30) to 14:00(UTC-8:30) and evenings(17:00(UTC-11:30) to 21:00(UTC-15:30)) | I prefer working in mornings(9:00(UTC-3:30) to 14:00(UTC-8:30) and evenings(17:00(UTC-11:30) to 21:00(UTC-15:30)). | ||
== E: Coding experience == | == E: Coding experience == | ||
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Github: https://github.com/adityamanglik/Librarian | Github: https://github.com/adityamanglik/Librarian | ||
Comfortable with | Comfortable with classes and objects, file handling and algorithm implementation. | ||
'''Octave and MATLAB''': I have executed (large) projects on Octave and MATLAB, collaborating with team members. | '''Octave and MATLAB''': I have executed (large)projects on Octave and MATLAB, collaborating with team members. | ||
Some of the projects are: | Some of the projects are: | ||
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdoxzhlmOAg&feature=youtu.be | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdoxzhlmOAg&feature=youtu.be | ||
Alternate solutions to the Travelling Salesman problem | Alternate solutions to the Travelling Salesman problem: | ||
https://github.com/adityamanglik/Travelling_Salesman_Problem | https://github.com/adityamanglik/Travelling_Salesman_Problem | ||
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I am comfortable working with '''C'''. Have done quite a bit of competitive programming as well, though did not like the experience(of competitive programming) much. | I am comfortable working with '''C'''. Have done quite a bit of competitive programming as well, though did not like the experience(of competitive programming) much. | ||
* ''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 do not have a lot of experience working with open source projects, but have worked in a team before and would love to collaborate with the Octave development team as well to make Octave the best program for numerical computations out there. | I do not have a lot of experience working with open source and development projects, but have worked in a team before and would love to collaborate with the Octave development team as well to make Octave the best program for numerical computations out there. | ||
I have worked on some projects in my college as a team member | I have worked on quite some projects in my college as a team member and have a lot of experience: | ||
As a member of the Department of Visual Media, I have collaborated working with a team to deliver a successful and enjoyable fest for college students. | |||
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-manglik-5a3130ba | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-manglik-5a3130ba | ||
* ''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.'' | ||
The Hexapod simulation | The Hexapod simulation mentioned above and the Library Management Software. My role in these projects was that of the major developer for the project, collaborating and working with team members. | ||
Learning experience- | Learning experience- Both of them taught me a lot about the software development process, the frustrations involved in debugging(sometimes) and how to find out the answer required to solve a given problem. These projects have taught me that no matter the complexity or scale of the project, there is always a way to do it. | ||
* ''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.'' | ||
To Add. A lot. | |||
== F: Feeling fine == | == F: Feeling fine == | ||
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Comfortable with all these tools, working with Linux as my primary work platform for the past year. | Comfortable with all these tools, working with Linux as my primary work platform for the past year. | ||
* ''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 :-)'' | ||
If selected for GSOC, I plan to stay with Octave and contribute as much as I can to its development. I also plan to push for Octave as the primary numerical computations platform used in my college and hopefully, guide some juniors too. | |||
== O: Only out of interest == | == O: Only out of interest == | ||
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Used in school and college for projects. Used it for Image processing and computation projects. | Used in school and college for projects. Used it for Image processing and computation projects. | ||
* ''If not, where would you expect or advise us to do advertising?'' | * ''If not, where would you expect or advise us to do advertising?'' | ||
Just accept my proposal and I will advertise Octave in my entire college! | |||
* ''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, …'' | * ''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, …'' | ||
The first question in this application: "Please describe yourself in three sentences." | The first question in this application: "Please describe yourself in three sentences." | ||
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** a computer with your progressing work on'' | ** a computer with your progressing work on'' | ||
* ''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.'' | ||
24/7. | 24/7. I have my own laptop. Complete freedom and root access to boot. | ||
== 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.'' | ||
Criticism is very important for the project. From the point of view of a committing student, I feel that criticism may be discouraging at times, but is needed to guide the project on the right path. Healthy criticism is fundamental to development of any project, otherwise flaws may show up later which would be very damaging for the project as well as undermine later work. | |||
* ''How autonomous are you when developing:'' | * ''How autonomous are you when developing:'' | ||
I like to work independently on my parts of project and finish the work to perfection. | I like to work independently on my parts of project and finish the work to perfection. | ||
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== Y: Your task == | == Y: Your task == | ||
Please refer to the Private Application submitted | Please refer to the Private Application submitted alongwith. | ||
Thank You! |