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Alcedine
Joined 26 February 2014
→A: An introduction
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I am by nature wired to analyze and try to figure things out, and problem-solving for me is almost synonymous with fun. | I am by nature wired to analyze and try to figure things out, and problem-solving for me is almost synonymous with fun. | ||
I'm probably going to end up being a [http://www.thesoftwaregardener.com/agile/we-are-software-gardeners-developers-plan-to-engineer-but-master-gardening/ software gardener] "when I grow up", | I'm probably going to end up being a [http://www.thesoftwaregardener.com/agile/we-are-software-gardeners-developers-plan-to-engineer-but-master-gardening/ software gardener] "when I grow up", | ||
and | and I hope that my garden will be a beautiful one. | ||
** Which languages do you speak? | ** Which languages do you speak? | ||
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** What's your overall background? | ** What's your overall background? | ||
I am studying engineering physics, and I have a solid foundation in mathematics and physics from my studies. | I am studying engineering physics, and I have a solid foundation in mathematics and physics from my studies. | ||
I have | I have taken courses in Python, C and C++, and I'm currently taking a course in data structures and algorithms (though in fact I do know most of the material already). | ||
I have also done | I have also done quite a bit of programming outside of school, mostly in Python. | ||
* Why do you want to participate in the Google Summer of Code? What do you hope to gain by doing so? | * Why do you want to participate in the Google Summer of Code? What do you hope to gain by doing so? | ||
Two of my main goals right now are to work on my C++ skills and to | Two of my main goals right now are to work on my C++ skills and to gain more experience working on a large, mature project. | ||
Google Summer of Code allows me to do both of these things while helping to improve the state of free software. | Google Summer of Code allows me to do both of these things while helping to improve the state of free software. | ||
I really can't think of a downside to it! | I really can't think of a downside to it! | ||
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* Why are you choosing Octave? | * Why are you choosing Octave? | ||
Octave lets me make use of my existing skills in C++ and mathematics, as well as to learn new things and gain experience. | Octave lets me make use of my existing skills in C++ and mathematics, as well as to learn new things and gain experience. There are lots of interesting things for me to do here, and I'm gradually building a rapport with the source code. | ||
Besides that, Octave has been useful to me, so I'd like to be useful to Octave as well. (: | Besides that, Octave has been useful to me, so I'd like to be useful to Octave as well. (: | ||