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''IRC Nickname: ''

''IRC Nickname: ''

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

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

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

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

'''About My Project:'''

'''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.

''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.

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

''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 ?''

''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:'''

'''Miscellaneous:'''

''A Great Learning Experience:''

''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 ?

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.

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.

''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.