May 8 – June 1, 2025
The Community Bonding Period of Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2025 with CircuitVerse has been nothing short of amazing! From the very first day, I’ve been welcomed into a vibrant and supportive community full of warmth, learning, and collaboration.
First Impressions Matter 🌸
The journey began with a fun and light-hearted introductory meeting where I got to meet the mentors, fellow contributors, and the entire CircuitVerse community. We shared stories, experiences, and a lot of laughs. It was more like catching up with old friends than meeting a group of techies online!
From there, our bi-weekly meetings began. But these weren’t your usual serious sync-ups — we always started with the good things in life. Fun updates, small wins, random banter... and then came the work. That balance made these meets feel human and refreshing.
We had a shared Google Doc that tracked every discussion point — super helpful for anyone who missed a meet.
The Deep Dive 🐳
During this period, I went full-on OCD (Organized Contributor Disorder 😄). I created a fresh local fork of the app and started combing through the codebase, finding bugs, suggesting improvements, and getting a real feel for how everything worked. It was less about jumping into code and more about understanding the soul of the project.
I had some fantastic 1:1 sessions with my mentors — Hardik Sachdeva and Aboobacker MK — where we discussed timelines, project flow, and features. They helped me set up a GitHub project board to track everything neatly. The coding period hadn’t even started, but these meetings were already shaping how I approached the project.
Also, shoutout to Hardik for making everything feel cool. Quite literally — “Cool” might just be his most-used word, and somehow it always works!
Community: The Real Backbone 💬
I didn’t stop there. I stalked (in a nice way 😅) every other GSoC’25 contributor, especially from my org, and ended up connecting with most of them. We even created a dedicated group for all the CircuitVerse contributors, and the support there is amazing — everyone is always ready to help, share tips, or just laugh at random jokes.
The Telegram GSoC community is another level altogether — chaotic, helpful, and full of energy. A must-join for every GSoCer.
Big thanks to my seniors: Aaditya Patil and Utkarsh Maurya, for being absolute gems. They patiently answered all my silly doubts and gave me guidance throughout.
Key Takeaways from Bonding Period 💡
Organize like Vedant: I learned how you can keep a meeting short, impactful, and on track — Vedant nailed that in 30 mins while mine go on for 2 hours 😅
Use GitHub Project Boards: Absolute game changer for tracking tasks and progress.
Overcommunication > Assumptions: Better to clarify things early than to be stuck later.
Track everything: Logs, notes, tasks — it all adds up.
Everyone wants RCB to win: Ee saala cup namde! ❤️💛
Looking Ahead 🚀
The community bonding period has laid a strong foundation. I feel more confident, more connected, and more excited about the work ahead. The real coding begins now — and I can’t wait to dive in and make a real impact with CircuitVerse.
See you all in the next blog, probably with more code and fewer memes (just kidding, memes will stay 😎).
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