NIKHIL

GSOC'26 | Author/maintainer bindbc-cuda | Open Source, Systems & occasionally breaking my Linux

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@ImShiv911 You can see PRs in PR Section

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

If you're targeting GSoC 2027, learn to read pull requests.
Read recently merged PRs.
You'll learn:
- how maintainers review code
- what changes they accept
- what “good enough to merge” actually looks like
This is one of the fastest ways to understand a new open-source project.

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

If you're targeting GSoC 2027, here's something nobody wants to hear:

Your proposal won't save you if nobody in the community knows who you are.

Contribute early. Communicate. Be useful.

By application time, you shouldn't be introducing yourself.

#GSoC2027 #OpenSource

[tusharr @irohanrajput]

go to any leading company's engineering blogs.
search for ai in there.
start reading those blogs, you'll find gold everywhere.

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

Google says Android will remain an open ecosystem for innovation, without a central point of control or failure.

Now, Google wants more control over which apps you can install on your own Android device.

Keep Android open: https://t.co/XdC9TTqd70

#KeepAndroidOpen #Android

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@MansiVe61115132 @claudeai @ByteMohit @Kamo_mphelaxx @Apurve_Karanwal ig im married then lol

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

If you're preparing for GSoC 2027, stop asking:

“Which organization is easiest to get into?”

Ask:

“Which project can I still see myself contributing to even if GSoC didn't exist?”

That answer will take you much further.

#GSoC2027 #OpenSource

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@sortedcord Same thing my post after this one is about XD many newcomers download AI tools and think open source is a game ,merged PRs are score.

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@TheArnabSaha yeah bruh touch some grass

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@irohanrajput @BlueCircle0 @MansiVe61115132 @claudeai @Qualcomm @Snapdragon @ByteMohit @priyansh_ptl18 @0xdeepeshW3 @nitish_boht ajkal to git push bhi fable 5 se hora h sir😭

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@irohanrajput @BlueCircle0 @MansiVe61115132 @claudeai @Qualcomm @Snapdragon @ByteMohit @priyansh_ptl18 @0xdeepeshW3 @nitish_boht 24/7

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@irohanrajput @BlueCircle0 @MansiVe61115132 @claudeai @Qualcomm @Snapdragon @ByteMohit @priyansh_ptl18 @0xdeepeshW3 @nitish_boht Naukri 🫧

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

Do you remember when you joined X? now i do lol #2yearswithElonMusk

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@elonmusk @RomanGuy20 @Teslaconomics @SpaceXAI exactly

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@16_shazeb Depends on his much time you have daily. Most of the people I work with spend 12+ hours on programming

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

The GSoC advice pipeline:

1. Never get selected for GSoC
2. Post “How to crack GSoC” content
3. Tell everyone to “start early”
4.Refuse to elaborate

I got selected for GSoC 2026.

Let’s talk about what actually works.

#GSoC2027 #OpenSource

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@Apurve_Karanwal Fs

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

Just submitted a 44 questions and 25 page written assessment for the Canonical Microservices Engineer role.

At some point, I stopped answering questions and started writing a book 😭

Now we wait.

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@godev_eth Here

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

Everyone asks: “I know I should start for GSOC rn but how?”
Here’s my take:
Pick a project you can actually open, run and use right now.
If you can test it, break it, and open it daily - you’ll understand the code deeply and contribute way better. #GSOC2026 #larpmaxxing

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@ImShiv911 Start with doc fixes.. pick easier issues.. slowly you'll start building knowledge around codebase

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

@prakharbuildss RN . gsoc projects are ongoing. because of that most maintainers stay busy. but even if your PR is not merged. You have proof of work.

[NIKHIL @badnikhill]

One GSoC mistake I made early:

Trying to understand the entire codebase before contributing.

You don’t need to.

Pick one issue. Trace one feature. Understand one small part deeply.

Your map of the codebase grows with every contribution.

#GSoC2027 #GSoC #OpenSource