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GSoC 2020 Maya Treacy

Maya Treacy edited this page May 14, 2020 · 46 revisions

Maya Treacy

I will be working on backend and frontend of Bridge-In-Tech application. My mentors are Foong Min Wong, Ramit Sawhney and Isabel Costa. Isabel is also the project manager of this project.

Work Hours

Days Hours (AEST = UTC+10) Meetings Tools
Monday 08:00AM - 04:00PM Scrum Check-in (08:00AM) Zulip
Tuesday 08:00AM - 04:00PM ---- Zulip
Wednesday 08:00AM - 04:00PM Scrum Check-In (08:00AM), Weekly Team Meeting (11:00PM) Zulip, Hangout
Thursday 08:00AM - 04:00PM ---- Zulip
Friday 08:00AM - 04:00PM Scrum Check-In (08:00AM) Zulip, Hangout
Saturday 08:00AM - 04:00PM Weekly GSoC Happy Hour (12:30AM), Weekly 1:1 with Isabel (08:00PM), Weekly Team Building (11:00PM) Zulip, Zoom, Hangout
Sunday 08:00AM - 04:00PM Weekly 2:1 Meeting with Foong and Ramit (11:00PM) Zulip, Hangout

Short Bio

I'm a final year student of Master of Information Technology at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. I'm a newcomer to the IT field with previous experiences in Accounting and Teaching fields. My interests are on Web and mobile applications as well as Internet of things. My hobbies are listening to music, watching action movies and recently found a new hobby: contributing to open source projects ;).

Profile links

Gmail | Intro to GSoC - A Medium Blog | Github | LinkedIn | My Resume | GSoC2020 Proposal Link

(The next section is going to be updated weekly)

Weekly Status Report for Week 1

What have you accomplished this week (list specific items accomplished)?

  1. Started Wiki student profile page for anitab-org/bridge-in-tech-backend
  2. Started Wiki sidebar for [anitab-org/bridge-in-tech-backend(https://github.com/anitab-org/bridge-in-tech-backend)
  3. Created and shared link to Intro to Google Summer of Code 2020 with AnitaB.org Open Source
  4. Reflected on the initial proposal. Noted some potential changes to the proposal in the Technical Discussions doc
  5. 1:1 with Isabel on Thursday, May 7th AEST
  6. Pushed test-dev to remote repo at https://github.com/mtreacy002/mentorship-backend to test multiple schemas and db migrations
  7. Completed and added to wiki BIT MS-test-dev setup instructions
  8. Version Control - Repository (got write access) and Zenhub setup
  9. Created Weekly Report Template
  10. Created Weekly Scrum Progress Template

What issues or roadblocks have you encountered this week?

Getting familiar with routines (scrum checkins, daily zulip checkins) and repository wiki.

Have they been resolved, and if so, how?

Yes, asking for advice from mentors and observing other's (May admin's) checkins

Do any of the issues or roadblocks still exist and what steps have been taken to resolve them?

It is impossible to target milestones for finalizing tech stack, app flow/architecture, MVP and project requirement to be done in the first week of GSoC. I set a new target to complete them within 2 - 3 weeks into GSoC.

Is further assistance necessary to resolve existing issues?

Ongoing discussions and getting advice from mentors advice.

What do you plan to accomplish next week?

  • Keep updating wiki with necessary pages
  • attend scheduled meetings
  • post daily Zulip checkins
  • revisit (review) proposal on tech stack, app flow and architecture, project requirements
  • Set Zenhub as Project Management Board

How does your progress compare to your project schedule?

I've made some adjustment to project schedule on the proposal as explained in the blocker section above.

Blog post for Week 1 Intro post:


Weekly Report Templates

Weekly Status Report for Week X

What have you accomplished this week (list specific items accomplished)?

What issues or roadblocks have you encountered this week?

Have they been resolved, and if so, how?

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 1: (tba)