Riddhi

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Day 8: Everything about LFX

Application:
>Work speaks for itself
>Can apply to max 3 proj

Open source:
1. Collaboration: Maintainers may not reply
2. Community: Don't spam;be patient
3. Code: Learn via YT, blogs, docs & AI

Stay consistent!

Thankyou! @Ruchicodess @CodessCafe

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Day 7: An Outreachy Alum's guide to Outreachy Internship

>Check eligibility and cohort dates
>Share lived bias
>Don’t use GenAI for application essays
>Explore projects that match your skills during the contribution period
>RTFM!

@niyabits @plastixcxx @joeyousss @CodessCafe

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Day 6: Research 101: Your First Step Into Research

Identify research gaps, explore existing work, and find opportunities to get started.

Useful resources:
1. https://t.co/1sOxvxtbls

2. https://t.co/BS9ZR9DuBe

3. https://t.co/CR2qDsV1ER

@CodessCafe @joeyousss
#BuildInPublic

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Merged my first PR!
First open source contribution to Sentient.

Onto the next one🫡

Wouldn't have been possible w/o their guidance - @joeyousss @plastixcxx @Ruchicodess

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Haven’t worked with voice AI before, but following the @pyannoteAI Precision-3 release was surprisingly easy!

The diarization improvements & tunable speech & crosstalk sensitivity were interesting to learn about.

The upcoming Precision-4 features look exciting too. Can’t wait!

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Day 4: How to find OSS projects to contribute to

v useful resource: https://t.co/ifsKTFr3b3

"Where do I even start?" is a valid first ques!

>Initially start with documentation issues
>Look for issues with clear instructions to begin

#BuildInPublic
@CodessCafe @plastixcxx

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Learnt an imp lesson:
>Initially merged my PR into main of my own fork instead of the OG repo.

Learning: Before creating PR, verify base repo and branch.
(Your fork should be head and OG repo should be base)

#BuildInPublic @CodessCafe @joeyousss

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Want to make your first PR?

Start here: https://t.co/7z2VOHA5Yp

A beginner friendly repo to learn the open source contribution workflow and make your first contribution.

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Day 3: Everything about GSoC
> Be active in the community. Interact. Collaborate. Mark your presence. Understand the codebase.
> Code comes later.
>The project should interest you. Skills can be learnt on the go.

@Ruchicodess, thank you for the session!

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Want to make your first PR?

Start here: https://t.co/7z2VOHA5Yp

A beginner friendly repo to learn the open source contribution workflow and make your first contribution.

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

What is Open Source?
>Public source code
>Use, run, modify, and redistribute
>Unlike freeware where the app may be free to use but code is closed

Common open source licenses: MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL

Why Open Source?
>Learn, contribute, collaborate, and create on existing software

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

@CodessCafe @joeyousss Key Takeaways:
>Why visibility is important: If you don't cheer for yourself, no one else will.
> Don't need to read the entire codebase to contribute
>Maintainers can differentiate between an AI contribution and a human contribution.

[Riddhi @notYetConverged]

Got selected for @CodessCafe OSS Cohort 8!!

Day 1: Introduction
@joeyousss shared her journey with Open Source, her friends/colleagues who vouch for her, visibility and how it helps get new jobs.

Goal: Atleast 1 PR merged

Excited for the next few weeks!