Posts Tagged "Open Source"

Trip to Googleplex No. 2!

Posted on June 26, 2012 in Announcements, Pictures | 3 comments

Hey there! As you might have read on my blog, I got another chance to visit the Googleplex as a part of my Google Code-in achievement. But this time, I went with both my parents and to the east coast as well! Google was kind enough to give us an option to make our trips flexible since it’s once in a lifetime opportunity (though has struck me two times ). And as you might have imagined, Google gave us a lot of swag too – including a brand new Galaxy Nexus! Some of the grand prize winners including me also made plans to visit other companies to meet Silicon Valley’s finest developers and get a sense of how it is to work there. I also got to meet my friend @kunalbhalla, who works at Facebook. Pictures follow.

Google Code-in, Take Two – CA Again! ;)

Posted on February 15, 2012 in Open Source | 18 comments

Hello fellows! Another year, another season of Google Code-in. I’m yet again excited to announce that I’ve secured a position in the grand prize winners! (official announcement) I contributed to LimeSurvey, VideoLAN & OpenIntents over the period of 2 months this time.

Google Code-in Grand Prize Winners Announced!

Posted on February 14, 2011 in Announcements | 17 comments

Google Gode-in 2010 Grand Prize Winners have been officially announced on the Google Open Source blog. You can view the list here (it is ordered by last name).

Google is inviting 14 participants instead of the pre-announced 10 to their Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California. This would happen somewhere in May. Anybody whom I could meet?

Google Code-in – In the Top 5! W00t!

Posted on January 10, 2011 in Announcements | 36 comments

Hello all! I can, (unofficially*) announce that I’ve achieved the 5^th rank out of the participating 360 students (view rankings) in the Google Code-in competition by acquiring 112 points from 34 tasks!

I’ve tried to put all my thoughts into this single post, so you might find it a bit long, filled with a lot of emoticons.

Top 10 Quotes from OSBC 2010 and What It Means for Open Source Developers | ActiveState Blog

Posted on March 26, 2010 in Open Source | 0 comments

After meeting with and sitting in on speaker sessions at OSBC 2010, here are the top quotes we heard – from speakers, audience participants, and other contacts. And what to take away from it. (Some identities have been protected.)

#1

“Open source is like Prison Break for developers, can we put a fence around this?” – Audience member in IT management.
“No you shouldn’t. Let them free.  Just put a radio tracking collar on them.” – Analyst

via Top 10 Quotes from OSBC 2010 and What It Means for Open Source Developers | ActiveState Blog.