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HOW FAR CAN YOU GO?
Jan. 21st, 2022 12:22 amWelcome to week 7 of the Outreachy Internship Program. Its been a while since we last connected, I'm sure you must be wondering what I have been up to. Well I have been up to a lot and I am here to tell you all about it. This project is really something.
Just a reminder, the project that I am working on is: "Climate change mitigation: extending models of forest carbon pools to new countries". The original timeline for the project half looks something like this. You can feel that's quite a lot to do in three months right? lol, not really.
The trick is once you start working, time doesn't matter anymore. Every task you carryout becomes seamless.
You see an open source project is usually huge because you have a wide array of experts from around the globe contributing and maintaining the project. Sometimes it can be quite hectic to know exactly when and how to fit in. This is why we have a community that guides and supports newcomers. Specifically, In the outreachy internship, we are assigned project supervisors that support us whenever and wherever we face any problem. I have the best mentors on this project, they are the real deal.
So when you first join Moja global, the fist thing to do is to understand the science behind the part of the project you will be contributing to. I am contributing to the FLINT Reporting tool. The FLINT Reporting Tool provides Business Intelligence for analyzing and transforming FLINT output databases into useful information and outputs.
Sometimes, it can be difficult to attain the goals we set. Sometimes we need to revise the goals regularly so that we can attain the overall objective. The secret to success is in Consistency and Persistency. You just have to wiling to work hard to attain the main objective.
Currently, we have attained three set goals on our project timeline. This week we are moving to the fourth. Honestly some of the attained goals proved to be a real challenge. But with the massive support of my mentors, I got through with it. If you are working on an objective and it is taking longer than expected, please understand that in coding, it is completely normal, it happens.
Imagine at this time, I had to start the project all over. Evidently, I will do a lot of things differently. I understand how to actively join an open source project. I know i a have to understand the science and philosophy of these projects to make valuable contributions. It would be a whole new adventure because i would do it differently.
In the second half of this project, I really desire to attain the overall objective. Moreover, the organization is really a social comfort zone and the projects are environmental friendly. I mean Climate Action should be taken seriously. Together we can do a lot to mitigate and adapt to Climate change.
Just a reminder, the project that I am working on is: "Climate change mitigation: extending models of forest carbon pools to new countries". The original timeline for the project half looks something like this. You can feel that's quite a lot to do in three months right? lol, not really.
The trick is once you start working, time doesn't matter anymore. Every task you carryout becomes seamless.
| Milestone | Tentative Date | Goal | KPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 December 2021 | Explore the Reporting Tool and SLEEK and strategize on CI pipelines | Kick-off discussion with mentors and meet with the CI/CD working group |
| 2 | 5 January 2022 | Present the CI strategy and make Reporting Tool ready for release | Add CI/CD pipelines to the FLINT Reporting |
| 3 | 30 January 2022 | Centralize Docker images under GitHub Container Registry | Work with the CI/CD working group and present exhaustive documentation around maintaining Docker images |
| 4 | 15 February 2022 | Investigate and prepare the framework for reproducible research | Prepare a framework considering modern tools and software for reproducible research |
| 5 | 4 March 2022 | Adopt data analysis report to be compatible with the framework and document the efforts | Publish a case study using the reproducible research framework for one land sector dataset analysis |
You see an open source project is usually huge because you have a wide array of experts from around the globe contributing and maintaining the project. Sometimes it can be quite hectic to know exactly when and how to fit in. This is why we have a community that guides and supports newcomers. Specifically, In the outreachy internship, we are assigned project supervisors that support us whenever and wherever we face any problem. I have the best mentors on this project, they are the real deal.
So when you first join Moja global, the fist thing to do is to understand the science behind the part of the project you will be contributing to. I am contributing to the FLINT Reporting tool. The FLINT Reporting Tool provides Business Intelligence for analyzing and transforming FLINT output databases into useful information and outputs.
Sometimes, it can be difficult to attain the goals we set. Sometimes we need to revise the goals regularly so that we can attain the overall objective. The secret to success is in Consistency and Persistency. You just have to wiling to work hard to attain the main objective.
Currently, we have attained three set goals on our project timeline. This week we are moving to the fourth. Honestly some of the attained goals proved to be a real challenge. But with the massive support of my mentors, I got through with it. If you are working on an objective and it is taking longer than expected, please understand that in coding, it is completely normal, it happens.
Imagine at this time, I had to start the project all over. Evidently, I will do a lot of things differently. I understand how to actively join an open source project. I know i a have to understand the science and philosophy of these projects to make valuable contributions. It would be a whole new adventure because i would do it differently.
In the second half of this project, I really desire to attain the overall objective. Moreover, the organization is really a social comfort zone and the projects are environmental friendly. I mean Climate Action should be taken seriously. Together we can do a lot to mitigate and adapt to Climate change.
