GSoC 2020 Bismita Guha

Bismita Guha

I plan to work on the backend and frontend of Open Source Programs in this GSoC period. My mentors are Maybelline Burgos and Monal Shadi. Checkout the backend repo.

Short Bio

I am a sophomore in IIT Roorkee, doing my majors in Metallurgical Engineering. I have a keen interest in Software Development, with a background of UI/UX and Graphic Design. My hobbies are swimming, listening to music, watching movies and web-series. Open Source contributions have helped me learn a lot.

Profile Links

GitHub | LinkedIn | Medium | IMG, IITR team | Resume | Proposal | Intro Blog | GSoC'20-publication

Tech Stack

• Django
• Django REST Framework
• ReactJS
• Redux
• PostgreSQL

Work Hours

Day	Hours (IST=UTC+5:30)	Meetings	Tools
Monday	2pm-5pm, 10pm-2am 8:30pm-9:30pm	-- Weekly Meeting	Zulip Meet
Tuesday	2pm-5pm, 10pm-2am	--	Zulip Meet
Wednesday	2pm-5pm, 10pm-2am	--	Zulip
Thursday	2pm-5pm, 10pm-2am	--	Zulip
Friday	2pm-5pm, 10pm-2am 7:30pm-8:30pm	-- Weekly 1:1 with May	Zulip Meet
Saturday	2pm-5pm, 10pm-2am 7:30pm-8pm	-- Weekly 1:1 with Monal	Zulip Meet
Sunday	5pm-8pm, 10pm-12am	--	Zulip

Community Bonding Period (May 4, 2020 - May 31, 2020)

Weekly Status Report for Week 1

• What have you accomplished this week (list specific items accomplished)?
  
  1. Setup and Updated Wiki
  2. Setup ZenHub for tracking progress
  3. Cloned repository and setup locally
  4. Had a 1:1 Meeting with May
  5. Had a 1:1 Meeting with Monal.
  6. Read about JWT auth and tried its implementation
  
  
• What issues or roadblocks have you encountered this week?
  
  1. Remained in bed rest for first 3 days of the week
  
  
• Have they been resolved, and if so, how?
  
  1. Caught up with editing the Wiki, starting the Blog Post and setting up the repository remotely.
  
  
• Do any of the issues or roadblocks still exist and what steps have been taken to resolve them?
  
  None exist currently.
  
  
• Is further assistance necessary to resolve existing issues?
  
  No.
  
  
• What do you plan to accomplish next week?
  
  1. Finalize the Database structure, Entity Relations, application workflow and wireframes
  2. Continue working on the Intro blog
  
  
• How does your progress compare to your project schedule?
  
  Done.
  
  
• Blog post for Week 1: Intro Blog - Draft

Weekly Status Report for Week 2

• What have you accomplished this week (list specific items accomplished)?
  
  1. Completed Intro Blog. Do give it a read here.
  2. Attended Team Building session with May and Monal.
  3. Had Team Meeting with May and Monal to discuss backend architecture.
  4. Had 1:1 with Monal to discuss and finalize the ER diagram and the timeline.
  
  
• What issues or roadblocks have you encountered this week?
  
  None.
  
  
• Have they been resolved, and if so, how?
  
  None.
  
  
• Do any of the issues or roadblocks still exist and what steps have been taken to resolve them?
  
  None.
  
  
• Is further assistance necessary to resolve existing issues?
  
  None.
  
  
• What do you plan to accomplish next week?
  
  1. Setup frontend and backend environments
  2. Read about React/Redux and practice it's implementation.
  
  
• How does your progress compare to your project schedule?
  
  On time.
  
  
• Blog post for Week 2: Intro Blog - Published

Weekly Status Report for Week 3

• What have you accomplished this week (list specific items accomplished)?
  
  1. Updated DB structure
  2. Submitted designs for creating forms and fields.
  3. Read ReactJS implementation.
• What issues or roadblocks have you encountered this week?
  
  Cyclone Amphan
  
  
• Have they been resolved, and if so, how?
  
  Yes.
  
  
• Do any of the issues or roadblocks still exist and what steps have been taken to resolve them?
  
  None.
  
  
• Is further assistance necessary to resolve existing issues?
  
  None.
  
  
• What do you plan to accomplish next week?
  
  1. Create UI for user/admin dashboard.
  2. Create UI for form filling.
  
  
• How does your progress compare to your project schedule?
  
  Done.
  
  
• Blog post for Week 3: --

Weekly Status Report for Week 4

• What have you accomplished this week (list specific items accomplished)?
• What issues or roadblocks have you encountered this week?
• Do any of the issues or roadblocks still exist and what steps have been taken to resolve them?
• Is further assistance necessary to resolve existing issues?
• What do you plan to accomplish next week?
• How does your progress compare to your project schedule?
• Blog post for Week 4: --