Week 11 of GSoC
Writing Week 11 of my GSoC blog feels very different. We are so close to the end, and honestly, it’s a mix of emotions. What started with a lot of uncertainty and fear — “Am I even good enough to do this? Will I be able to pull it off?” — now feels like a journey I’ll always cherish.
The constant support from the CircuitVerse community made this possible, especially Hardik and Aman (who are also my college seniors, though we didn’t talk much back then). Their guidance has been invaluable.
A heartfelt farewell to Nihal. He helped me with so many things — always humble, always polite, and always replying almost immediately, putting in the effort to get things done. And bro, the last demo you gave was a killer. Also, congratulations to Nihal for being felicitated as the 4th Year Computer Engineering Topper during the Dewang Mehta Memorial Lecture & IT Awards 2025 in Ahmedabad. Proud moment!
The Last Meet Vibes
Our last contributor meet was on 10th August, and I decided to go first with my updates. Surprisingly, no mentor or admin joined that day — it was just us contributors. But man, the talk we had was amazing.
We discussed our project updates, helped each other with doubts, and then shifted to life beyond GSoC — college life, attendance, ladies (👀), and more. It was pure fun.
The best part came later when it was just me, Vivek, and Nihal. We started discussing our projects, and then Vivek asked me about my startups. Bruh, I went on for like 40–45 minutes straight . It turned into one of the greatest discussions ever.
Vivek also shared about his current venture and how they’re pulling it off. Super insightful and motivating. Wishing more success to my broski.
This reminded me once again: Open source is about community and people. What you learn from others, how you grow together, and the bonds you form — that’s what makes the process fun and fast. CircuitVerse fosters this culture so well, and I’m proud to be part of it. ❤️
Work Updates
As mentioned in last week’s blog, I raised the PR for the simulator, but it had some flaws in how we were storing things and their compliance with the Play Store:
- Simulator PR → #421
Then we started working on upgrading the Android Gradle Plugin and Gradle for Kotlin 2.1.10 compatibility:
- Upgrade AGP to 8.5.0 & Gradle to 8.7 → #425
This was supposed to be a small PR, but it turned out bigger than expected. In the process:
- I upgraded Flutter to 3.35.1 (new stable release).
- Fixed CI test failures caused by GitHub changing macOS runners.
- Resolved incompatibility between
hive_generatorandbuild_runner.
We also worked on removing flutter_facebook_auth as planned earlier. I included that commit in the AGP PR itself.
Finally, I tested the auth flow by regenerating new keys. It works fine, though it still needs thorough testing to ensure smooth user experience without any breakage.
A Fun Incident
During the last meet, after I gave my updates, Vedant mentioned that Satvik is also working on the deployment part. I was like:
“Uh, pardon, Vedant… who is Satvik? Can you give me context?”
Vedant: “Oh, you don’t know Satvik? He is one of the co-founders of CircuitVerse.”
And I was like: “F** ”*
So yeah, wish me luck with the deployment. Pray I don’t mess it up.
Closing Thoughts
This week has been special — not just in terms of work but also the people, conversations, and connections. With only a week left in GSoC, I can proudly say that beyond code, I’ve gained mentors, friends, and experiences that will stay with me forever.
Till next week.
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