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I’m Afrid, a software engineer who loves to play with linux systems and contribute to open source. I am currently focused on learning system programming. I use vim BTW!

Google Summer of Code

GSoC: Week12

Welcome back to the final weekly report of Google Summer of Code 2023 - it’s Week 12! I am feeling both happy and sad. Sad because GSoC is coming to an end, and happy because I have successfully completed my GSoC journey! Just a few hours ago, I submitted my GSoC Final Evaluation form. This week has been amazing. I had the opportunity to visit the SUSE Office in Bangalore 🤩. I owe a big thank you to my mentor, Daniel, for providing me with this wonderful opportunity. I am extremely grateful. I understand that not everyone is fortunate enough to have such a good and kind mentor. ...

August 27, 2023 · 2 min · 279 words · Afrid Hussain

GSoC: week11

Hello and welcome back! In this blog post, I would like to share my progress during the 11th week of Google Summer of Code. I have some exciting news! Progress [###########..] tl;dr: This week has been amazing; my pull request got merged! During this week, I worked on documenting the new test suite and made a few enhancements as reviewed by my mentor. For more information, take a look at the review. ...

August 19, 2023 · 1 min · 194 words · Afrid Hussain

GSoC: Week10

Welcome back to the. In this blog, I would like to share my week10 progress of Google Summer of Code with OpenSUSE. Firstly, I can’t stop worrying about the end of Google Summer of Code, GSoC has given me so much. I learnt good stuff from my mentor, I learned new technologies and many other soft skill and at the same time I was enjoying the process. Its really sad that GSoC is coming to end. Anyways, I will enjoy the rest of the time. ...

August 12, 2023 · 2 min · 271 words · Afrid Hussain

GSoC: Week9

Welcome back. In this blog post, I would like to share my Google Summer of Code weekly progress for week 9. week 9, Yes, its week 9. I am already worried that GSoC is completing. GSoC has gave me lots of good experiences, first one to mention is my mentor Daniel, what a good person he is. I am all started to think I would miss video conferences with him after GSoC, but still I could atleast contact him via IRC. I am very grateful for having such a mentor. Thanks Daniel. ...

August 4, 2023 · 2 min · 233 words · Afrid Hussain

GSoC: Week8

Hello, welcome back again. In this blog post, I would like to share my progress on the Google Summer of Code with OpenSUSE for the RPMLint project for week 8. As mentioned in the previous blog post, I started to work on DuplicatesCheck.py. Here is a detailed overview of my progress. Progress [########……..] For this week, I decided to focus on DuplicatesCheck.py. However, I soon realized that the tests required some additional capabilities of the FakePkg class. ...

July 30, 2023 · 4 min · 670 words · Afrid Hussain

GSoC: Week7

Hello Everyone, in this blog post, I would like to share my progress in the Google Summer of Code for week 7. Overview During week 7, I spent most of my time learning Linux and the command line in much greater detail. Additionally, I delved into computer networking, even though it doesn’t completely align with my GSoC project. However, I found it necessary to learn for some other purposes. Okay, now let’s see how far I’ve come in week 7. ...

July 30, 2023 · 2 min · 352 words · Afrid Hussain
Google Summer of Code

GSoC MID EVALUATION: PASSED 🎉

Hi, I have a great news about my Google Summer of Code Journey. I am glad to share that I have passed my Google Summer of Code Mid Evaluation. Mid evaluation is not a hard one, indeed the questions asked in the GSoC Evaluation were not more than a feedback questions. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my mentor, Daniel, for his invaluable support and guidance since the inception of this project. I extend my deepest appreciation to Daniel for his contributions, which have greatly contributed to my professional growth and the achievements of this endeavor. Once again, thank you, Daniel. ...

July 17, 2023 · 1 min · 104 words · Afrid Hussain

GSoC: Week6

Hi, in this series, I have been sharing my Google Summer of Code progress, in this post I will share my progress on project rpmlint for the week6. Overview Week 6, which is the final week of the Google Summer of Code (for a standard 12 weeks) first phase, which means my project progress should also be half way through, which is not indeed. Let me explain. My project is quite a large project, definitely all the work cannot be achieved in just 12 weeks, but I make sure to complete as much as possible. I have explained about the work to be done in my previous post please refer to it. ...

July 17, 2023 · 2 min · 390 words · Afrid Hussain