Summer of Code/2015/Abacus JS: Difference between revisions

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''IRC Nickname: ''

~~First~~ ''Language: ''Hindi (comfortable with English too.)

''First Language: ''Hindi (comfortable with English too.)

''Location & Time: ''India, UTC +5:30

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'''About My Project:'''

Name: Abacus JS''Description:'' I am porting the current Abacus activity from python to JS, this is part of the larger push by Sugar Labs towards JS (most GSoC projects are JS ports). Although I do plan to add some new features, the biggest benefit for users would be speed as JS is usually 6-6.5 times faster than Python. In this project I would be using standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS)

''Name:'' Abacus JS

''Description:'' I am porting the current Abacus activity from python to JS, this is part of the larger push by Sugar Labs towards JS (most GSoC projects are JS ports). Although I do plan to add some new features, the biggest benefit for users would be speed as JS is usually 6-6.5 times faster than Python. In this project I would be using standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS)

''Timeline:'' I have a little more than 8 weeks of coding time and eleven abacai to code. A lot of these abacai are similar to each other so I plan to divide them into groups where a lot of code can be reused and then start from the easiest group. This will help learn as I progress and also save me time.

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''What if I get Stuck and my mentor isn't around ?''

~~''''~~I have learned most of the programing I know from the internet and books and therefore rarely had a mentor to help me. Over this time I have learned how to find solutions to my problems on Google and Stack Overflow but if they fail too then I would try to seek help from community using IRC or mailing lists.

I have learned most of the programing I know from the internet and books and therefore rarely had a mentor to help me. Over this time I have learned how to find solutions to my problems on Google and Stack Overflow but if they fail too then I would try to seek help from community using IRC or mailing lists.

''How Do I plan to keep the community informed about my problems and progress ?''

~~''''~~I will use the aforementioned wiki-page/blog to share my problems and progress.

I will use the aforementioned wiki-page/blog to share my problems and progress.

'''Miscellaneous:'''

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''A Great Learning Experience:''

When I was in 3rd standard I would tear open my old electric toys and create small circuits with lights nad motors in them. One day I realized that if I connect a wire and LED bulb in parallel the bulb no longer glows. I asked my father about this and he told me that current always flows from the path of least resistance. At that time I wondered how does current know which is the path of least resistance beforehand, how can it predict the future ?

Few years later, in 10th standard, we were taught about electricity and our book contained a beautiful analogy comparing flow of current in wires to the flow of water in pipes where more resistance meant thinner pipes. That day I learned the importance of thinking out of the box and looking at problems from different point of views.

''Anything Else:''When I was in primary school we were given the summer-holiday homework to create an Abacus almost every other year. Sadly, we were never taught how to use an abacus. This summer I get to make many Abacai and have learned to use (most of) them too.

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 ''IRC Nickname: ''
-First ''Language: ''Hindi (comfortable with English too.)
+''First Language: ''Hindi (comfortable with English too.)
 ''Location & Time: ''India, UTC +5:30
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 '''About My Project:'''
-Name: Abacus JS''Description:'' I am porting the current Abacus activity from python to JS, this is part of the larger push by Sugar Labs towards JS (most GSoC projects are JS ports). Although I do plan to add some new features, the biggest benefit for users would be speed as JS is usually 6-6.5 times faster than Python. In this project I would be using standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS)
+''Name:'' Abacus JS
+''Description:'' I am porting the current Abacus activity from python to JS, this is part of the larger push by Sugar Labs towards JS (most GSoC projects are JS ports). Although I do plan to add some new features, the biggest benefit for users would be speed as JS is usually 6-6.5 times faster than Python. In this project I would be using standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS)
 ''Timeline:'' I have a little more than 8 weeks of coding time and eleven abacai to code. A lot of these abacai are similar to each other so I plan to divide them into groups where a lot of code can be reused and then start from the easiest group. This will help learn as I progress and also save me time.
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 ''What if I get Stuck and my mentor isn't around ?''
-''''I have learned most of the programing I know from the internet and books and therefore rarely had a mentor to help me. Over this time I have learned how to find solutions to my problems on Google and Stack Overflow but if they fail too then I would try to seek help from community using IRC or mailing lists.
+I have learned most of the programing I know from the internet and books and therefore rarely had a mentor to help me. Over this time I have learned how to find solutions to my problems on Google and Stack Overflow but if they fail too then I would try to seek help from community using IRC or mailing lists.
 ''How Do I plan to keep the community informed about my problems and progress ?''
-''''I will use the aforementioned wiki-page/blog to share my problems and progress.
+I will use the aforementioned wiki-page/blog to share my problems and progress.
 '''Miscellaneous:'''
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 ''A Great Learning Experience:''
 When I was in 3rd standard I would tear open my old electric toys and create small circuits with lights nad motors in them. One day I realized that if I connect a wire and LED bulb in parallel the bulb no longer glows. I asked my father about this and he told me that current always flows from the path of least resistance. At that time I wondered how does current know which is the path of least resistance beforehand, how can it predict the future ?
 Few years later, in 10th standard, we were taught about electricity and our book contained a beautiful analogy comparing flow of current in wires to the flow of water in pipes where more resistance meant thinner pipes. That day I learned the importance of thinking out of the box and looking at problems from different point of views.
 ''Anything Else:''When I was in primary school we were given the summer-holiday homework to create an Abacus almost every other year. Sadly, we were never taught how to use an abacus. This summer I get to make many Abacai and have learned to use (most of) them too.