https://salastro.github.io Essays and technical writing from SalahDin Rezk. Tue, 12 May 2026 07:58:43 GMT https://salastro.github.io/#how-i-started-with-gsoc https://salastro.github.io/#how-i-started-with-gsoc Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT gsoc sympy open-source contribution community Sometime during 2025, on what seemed like just another ordinary day, fate decided to intervene in its mysterious way. During a casual conversation, a friend of mine mentioned GSoC to me. Until that moment, I had never heard of it before, nor did I know about the opportunities it offered. Curious, I started looking into it, and the more I learned, the more interested I became. I have already tried contributing to open-source projects, yet the idea of collaborating with experienced developers felt exciting. So, naturally, I decided to take a chance and apply.