Most of my work in past 2 weeks is fix
the existing issue and improve code quality.
I have 2 major tasks that needed to be
done first which are Bootstrap upgrading and Open ID login.
The Bootstrap almost completely done
waiting for code review but for the Open ID the I've got test failure
that I can't solve it until now. It is a bit weird that first time
when I implemented it I made the test function and proved it and it
worked properly but it failed after I pushed to Github. That sounds
crazy but it's real. I still keep fixing it with my mentor help.
I don't have any thing much too talk
about my work since it's quite similar with last topic update and I still
fix my code again and again.
I have a lovely story that I want to
share. There was a girl came to ask me about how to contribute Open
Source ( I think maybe she is reading this post). I was figuring out
a while – this is an open question that has so many answers for me.
For me I think the best way to get start is finding what we like to
do. I think if we have a passion or inspiration on it that would be
easy to get through it. I told her to find the Open Source project and
trying to find the contributor or maintainer of the project. I'm sure
that those people in the Open Source always be nice with a newbie as
I have experienced and they could help her to get start. Of course I
can help her to get start with Perl or MetaCPAN but since she is absolutely new I think she could choose which technology she likes to learn.
She wants to contribute to Open Source
because she wants to make some small contribution before she can
apply for the OPW program next round. Although, I think it's a bit
too early to contract a mentor before the time of the application
submission and we don't know yet which organizations are going to
participate in next round and who volunteer to be mentors. However,
be ready and well prepare is always more impressive. So just told her
to prepare for the technology that organization is using and self
study.
Overall, I want to share this story
because I'm so impressed with her motivation and education in her
environment. She is younger than me and she is still a student. I
believe she will get 'multi-view' of study from the OPW which I
didn't experience in my school life I would say. I think every
program in the Open Source community – Google Summer of Code or The
Outreach Program for Women are really cool program that I wish I have
known that since I was in the university. It didn't happen anyway but
I wish I could share this such a great program to Thai students to
learn more and get involved in the Open Source community as I have
been. I'm so happy that I have a chance to give that girl some
advice and I hope in could do more. So if someone reading my blog
please feel free to contract me to help even I'm also a newbie too!
:)
