( here, type can be “radio” for radiobuttons or “checkbox” for checkboxes)

24. <button> (you know this)

25. <link> : “href”, “rel”

26. <div>

27. <article>

28. <hr>

29.<span>

PS : I will be updating this list as I learn more. Till then, keep commenting if you know something know out of the list!

Somewhere, my subconscious grabbed those words. I also started dreaming about exploring GSoC during my college life. Later on, during the 2nd year of my college, a senior sir got selected for GSoC. All these incidents inspired me to take a step forth and look into the vast realm of open source.

But is it all that matters?

“ Apart from all worldly influences, you must listen to your own call, isn’t it ?”

GSoC and open source are all interesting, but what if you are not that into just tech? What if you want something more from the domain you are applying your technical skills into?

I pondered over these questions. I definitely wanted to contribute to open source , but choosing an organization whose values are compatible to yours….isn’t this a big question and a more important one!

Finance was always interesting to me. The year 2024 saw Bitcoin becoming a mainstream digital payment system from a mere niche digital asset …as per what I remembered I’d read from an American news website.

All this made me believe….it’s worth giving heed to Bitcoin!

I registered in Summer of Bitcoin open source program on Feb 02, 2025, submitting my details and open source portfolio. On Feb 04 at 11:00 PM around, they dropped a congratulations mail, saying I passed the initial screening round.

Passing this round became possible because in 2024, the very previous year, I was a part of HacktoberFest and I’d won Holopin evolving badges. In that fest only, I had learnt what are PRs, how to make a PR etc and basic git and github concepts.

Apart from this, I also made a Bitcoin wallet project, showcasing my interest in Bitcoin.

From Feb-16 onwards, the bootcamp started. The format this year was to clear the four subsequent assignment rounds, one after the other. ( Although the format changed sometime later and we were only expected to pass the first 3 rounds with round 4 becoming optional to attempt). But the assignments were very difficult, time-taking & interesting at the same place. We used to get a week’s span to complete each of the assignments and the candidates, who couldn’t clear them were not allowed to participate in the next round.

I personally, cleared all three rounds and I’d say those 21 days, were one of the most vigorous, challenging and one of the bestest days of my life. I’d given up everything just to read more about the concepts the assignment demanded us to learn and hence, apply them to pass the rounds. Honestly, I stumbled a few times, but everytime the community was there to help. Some of the participants were very helpful and friendly.

Finally, I got eligible for the proposal round as per the congratulations mail, I recieved on Mar 09, 2025. I decided to not go for the 4th optional assignment as that week had got Holi and I had other plans. Moreover, I was too tired after the three rounds. I decided to now take a break and focus on the upcoming organizations.

The next one and a half month was full of chaos. I liked multiple organizations, but my tech stack included just a firm grasp of Python3 language.

Before python-bitcoin-utils came up with a project, I read a lot about Lightning network and also about various organizations related to it like LND, LDK, Eclair, and many more. I also started learning Golang, LND’s primary language ( although I gave upon that later !!)

When python-bitcoin-utils came with just one project, I quickly attempted its competency test and cleared it….however, when I checked the project codebase, I saw a person, who had already started contributing to it much before the announcement of project and the repo was filled with PRs made by him. This was full of discouragement, because that was the time I got to know that “Bruh, this is not an easy place to be. You need much more competence than you have.”

At the back of my mind, I was praying God for another Python based organization to come up this year and at the same time, started looking for other orgs to anyway learn about their work and what the project demands. I remember, I read about Braidpool, Alby, Zeus, Breeze and BDK thoroughly and their respective projects but none of them could fit me as they used Rust and Javascript, both of which I’m not that comfortable with ( as I am with Python ) and the people were already making PRs as soon as the orgs got announced.

Then, came SeedSigner and a ray of hope emerged. This was a Python GUI development project. My eyes got straight onto its various project ideas ( Seedsigner announced 6 projects this year, more than any other org )…Then what? ….I dived into its codebase, ran the emulator and began comprehending all the files where the target classes were mentioned, trying to get how the components are related. I also started mapping the dependencies of each component among themselves, made UML diagrams, etc.

In the codebase, I found various TO-DOs. I tried to grasp the low hanging fruits and came up with my first PR on Apr 3 in which I suggested some refactoring related to naming conventions used in the codebase. One of the participants reviewed this and he asked to write some tests for it. I wrote them.

Next I came up with a very simple PR, which was just to convert the Tab spacing based indentation to normal spaces….Hehehe……

This was around Apr 17. Around this time, LNPrototest was announced, again a Python based org!!!! Although this announcement was late …I was excited again, and I tried attempting the competency test….and Oh my God!!

To be honest, I spent a whole day compiling the core-lightning implementation and because of some dependency issue and a lot more errors (I can’t even recall now)… I failed at compiling it. I even ended up reformatting my entire Ubuntu distro because of the issue.

Then, I decided to write proposal solely for SeedSigner’s “Code cleanup for SS’s loading screens” project. I gave my heart and mind to it, and tried my best to write a nice proposal along with managing my college’s quizzes, assignments and exams whole thoughout this process.

Finally, on May 05… I received the mail saying ….

While I got turned down, which was not at all surprising because I could see other participants more skilled and experienced than me…. I felt bad….but ultimately decided to move on because I already learnt a lot through these months. Before this internship, Bitcoin development seemed fascinating and alluring, but It took me 3 months to get what it takes to be a Bitcoin developer and a “developer” in general.

I reckon my tech stack didn’t include multiple languages or frameworks, which was a significant skill gap for being a part of such open source orgs. Nevertheless, I will continue to learn about Bitcoin in future and to be honest, I don’t regret the results one bit ! It was really joy to be a part of all this :)))

Bye!! And thanks for reading!

Have you ever found yourself in a restaurant overwhelmed…. seeing different types of coffee available, not sure what to order while excited to try and know each one of a kind?

I’m there to help you out today, explaining you what are the different types & what each type means!! :))

1. Espresso: It is the strongest form of coffee as it is the most concentrated. Very little or no milk is used for dilution in this. An espresso shot acts as a coffee base for many beverages.
2. Latte: It is the most widely known, and has one or two shots of espresso, lots of steamed milk, and a final layer of frothed milk on top.
3. Cappuccino: Slightly stronger than Latte having espresso, steamed milk & milk foam in a ratio of 1:1:1.
4. Americano: Is Espresso and water, ratio is 1:1 or 1:2.
5. Mocha: It is a chocolatey coffee, with espresso & milk in a 1:2 ratio. The chocolate is there to add a sweet taste, making it a whole lot delicious beverage.
6. Flat White : It has micro-foamed milk poured over one or two shots of espresso. Tastes stronger than Latte.
7. Irish Coffee : Has coffee, whisky, sugar & cream as essential elements.
8. Iced Coffee/Cold Coffee : It has espresso, milk, ice cubes & whipped cream added on the top. On a hot summer day, what’s better than an iced coffee?

Apart from these, there are more than 30 different types of coffees out there, like risretto, lungo, cold brew, etc. But the above ones are must knows!!

Have a look at this image :-

Bye! Have a great coffee ❤