Advancing My Programming Skills Through Open-Source Development

I am Taimoor, a Computer Programming student in my final year, in Toronto, Ontario. My program covers a vast array of programming languages and technologies, but I am primarily focused on developing web and mobile applications, using various open-source frameworks and libraries. I tend to use M-E-R-N stack technologies to implement my web-based solutions. When it comes to creating mobile apps, I employ Swift for iOS, and Java to develop applications for Android.

One of the main reasons why I decided to enroll in OSD600 this semester is due to the high relevance of open-source development in the software development industry. So far, most of my learning outcomes have been through creating new projects and seeing them through completion. Through this course, I hope to gain valuable experience by contributing to various pre-existing web-based solutions. Whether it be implementing new features, or fixing existing bugs, this course will surely help me hone my programming skills. It could be a challenging journey, but it is through difficulties that we acquire useful skills. I will keep my audience updated as I will be logging my open-source development journey on weekly basis through blog posts on this platform.

Going through the daily trends on GitHub, I found a project titled Notesnook captivating. Notesnook is an alternative to Evernote and is an open-source project. The solution is utilizing React for front-end development and is mainly beingprogrammed in Javascript and Typescript. In WEB422, I was briefly introduced to Typescript. Given that it is a strongly typed language, I decided to learn it at some point. It would be beneficial for me if I decide to contribute to Notesnook in any manner, as it would help advance my Typescript skills.

I look forward to improving my programming skills using Javascript and Typescript by contributing to my project releases and collaborating on projects started by others on the web.