#outreachy

Articles tagged with #outreachy

Outreachy Midpoint Report
Refactoring Git’s Global State: Progress, Challenges, and What’s Next
Jan 20, 20264 min read17
More Than Code: Reflections from an Outreachy Intern Social Chat Session
Introduction One of the things that has stood out to me during my Outreachy internship journey is the sense of community. Recently, we had a social video conferencing call with fellow Outreachy interns, and it turned out to be more than just a casual...
Jan 18, 20262 min read36
Weekly Git Command #4: git stash -p
In last week’s post, I wrote about git stash and how it helps temporarily save your work when you’re not ready to commit. But very quickly, I ran into a limitation. Sometimes, I don’t want to stash everything. I only want to stash some of my changes....
Jan 15, 20262 min read3
Week 3 & 4: Progress Through the Holidays and Architectural Questions
Weeks 3 and 4 of my Outreachy internship coincided with the Christmas and New Year holidays, which naturally slowed the pace of meetings and reviews. Even so, a lot of meaningful work happened, especially in understanding Git’s architecture and the d...
Jan 4, 20263 min read40
Weekly Git Command #2: git restore
Weekly Git Command #2: git restore For a long time, I used git checkout for almost everything, switching branches, discarding changes, restoring files. While contributing during the Outreachy contribution phase, I learned that Git now provides cleare...
Dec 31, 20252 min read8
Week 2: Debugging with GDB, Thoughtful Fixes, and Learning to Choose the Right Battles
Week 2 marked a shift from onboarding into deeper, hands-on work. I was able to complete the task I carried over from last week, but the journey there was anything but straightforward. It turned into an exercise in debugging, reading call stacks, and...
Dec 22, 20253 min read13