OpenPaula

It still feels like I was yesterday when I didn’t know if I should apply to Outreachy. Am I experienced enough? Do I have the technical skills for this? How do I even start to contribute to projects? Should I make the effort to participate in the contribution phase when my workload is already pretty…

This past week I had the pleasure to chat with Yo Yehudi and Pavithra Eswaramoorthy. Both of them currently work in Open Source projects.  Yo Yehudi is currently working in Open Life Science, a mentorship program for scientific researchers. It was very interesting to talk with someone that is in contact with academia. As a…

As you advance through the contribution phase you may wonder how your internship is gonna be in case you get selected. Here is my experience as a NetworkX intern and some tips that could help you through the internship. My experience as an intern at NetworkX I started my internship in December. I was almost…

So, I’m almost halfway through my internship. Isn’t it crazy how fast time passed? It feels like yesterday when I first cloned the NetworkX Repository. Or when I was anxiously waiting for my first PR to be reviewed. But I’m so happy that I made it this far. I learned a lot. During this time…

If you are unfamiliar with NetworkX and how Python Packages work this blog post is perfect for you. The first thing you can be unfamiliar with is what a Python package is. If you have used Python you have likely used some Python packages. Numpy, Matplotlib, and Pandas are some examples. A python package is…

This is my third week as an Outreachy intern at NetworkX. These weeks have been enjoyable because I have the freedom to contribute in any way I want. This is cool because I can try new things I’m interested in and do a lot of research. But this doesn’t mean I’m not struggling. As usual,…

I’m Paula. I’m 21 years old and I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I study Computer Science at the University of Buenos Aires. I love robotics and learning new things. I’m very passionate and energetic. Also, I’m very driven and when I set a goal for myself I truly commit to it. My core values…

I recently got the news that I got accepted as an Outreachy intern for Dec 2022-March 2023. I will be working at NetworkX creating pedagogical interactive notebooks. NetworkX is a python library for graph algorithms and analysis. I’m very excited about this. Can’t wait to start!In the following weeks, I’ll be posting more about the…