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*: <pre>Hello, my name is Ankush Patel and I am currently studying computer science and mathematics at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Because I am a strong believer of pragmatism, I enjoy applying my skills in a practical manner. I love novel ideas no matter how outlandish and I enjoy traveling.</pre> | *: <pre>Hello, my name is Ankush Patel and I am currently studying computer science and mathematics at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Because I am a strong believer of pragmatism, I enjoy applying my skills in a practical manner. I love novel ideas no matter how outlandish and I enjoy traveling.</pre> | ||
** Which languages do you speak? | ** Which languages do you speak? | ||
**: <pre>I speak English and Gujarati. As far as programming languages go, I am experienced with C/C++, Python, Javascript/HTML/CSS, and I'd say I am competent with Octave :).</pre> | **:<pre>I speak English and Gujarati. As far as programming languages go, I am experienced with C/C++, Python, Javascript/HTML/CSS, and I'd say I am competent with Octave :).</pre> | ||
** What's your overall background? | ** What's your overall background? | ||
**: <pre>Since I am currently a Freshman (Junior by credits), I am still taking core classes within computer science; however, my main pursuit is artificial intelligence. Furthermore, I am also majoring in mathematics so that I can gain a sufficient background to understand and apply methods from computer science or machine learning.</pre> | **:<pre>Since I am currently a Freshman (Junior by credits), I am still taking core classes within computer science; however, my main pursuit is artificial intelligence. Furthermore, I am also majoring in mathematics so that I can gain a sufficient background to understand and apply methods from computer science or machine learning.</pre> | ||
* 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? | ||
*: <pre>Because I wanted to stay at home and help my family this summer, I chose Google Summer of Code so that I can continue learning about the world of software development. But, that's not the only reason - I believe that working closely with an open source community will open doors for me that would otherwise be impossible in a private company (although I do not have anything against such companies). I love the idealism of an open source community - you work not because you have to, but because you ''want'' to. That freedom of choosing to work is what makes this community awesome and I believe that through this community I'll be able to meet many passionate people, who I can hopefully learn from.</pre> | *:<pre>Because I wanted to stay at home and help my family this summer, I chose Google Summer of Code so that I can continue learning about the world of software development. But, that's not the only reason - I believe that working closely with an open source community will open doors for me that would otherwise be impossible in a private company (although I do not have anything against such companies). I love the idealism of an open source community - you work not because you have to, but because you ''want'' to. That freedom of choosing to work is what makes this community awesome and I believe that through this community I'll be able to meet many passionate people, who I can hopefully learn from.</pre> | ||
* Why are you choosing Octave? | * Why are you choosing Octave? | ||
*: <pre>I was first introduced to Octave by Andrew Ng's Machine Learning course from Coursera. After learning more about Octave, I found that it was not much different from Matlab; however, the obvious difference is that Octave is free. I thought to myself why would such a useful product be free? Then it hit me - it's all about the pursuit of knowledge. Just like community service is used to make the world a better place, open source development is here to make the world a better place through the pursuit of knowledge. By sharing knowledge and engaging in creative development, no one is left out and everyone gets to learn. I believe that Octave is a tool that empowers all people regardless of their background to pursue further knowledge. Because of this, I too want to be a part of Octave's community.</pre> | *:<pre>I was first introduced to Octave by Andrew Ng's Machine Learning course from Coursera. After learning more about Octave, I found that it was not much different from Matlab; however, the obvious difference is that Octave is free. I thought to myself why would such a useful product be free? Then it hit me - it's all about the pursuit of knowledge. Just like community service is used to make the world a better place, open source development is here to make the world a better place through the pursuit of knowledge. By sharing knowledge and engaging in creative development, no one is left out and everyone gets to learn. I believe that Octave is a tool that empowers all people regardless of their background to pursue further knowledge. Because of this, I too want to be a part of Octave's community.</pre> | ||
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