Profile Information
Name: Isaac Valdivia
IRC nickname on Freenode: IValdivia
GitHub: [To Be Updated]
Resume: https://pdfhost.io/v/joDBhL3oD_Resume_Isaac_Valdivia.pdf
Location: Spain
Typical working hours: 16:00 - 22:00 UTC+1
Synopsis
Wikimedia is an ambitious free knowledge source comprised by very well-known projects such as Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. In its mission, Wikimedia must perpetually have under control the status of over 200 MariaDB instances. Currently, a tool named Tendril is used for the task, but it has fallen behind ever since the end of its development in 2015; new technologies have surfaced and additional functionalities have been suggested.
Throughout this project, “Create or improve a tool for monitoring or automating tasks for Wikimedia databases”, I will endeavor to pre-analyse, design, implement and evaluate a working alternative, in the form of a web dashboard. One of the foremost guiding principles will be that, after its release, the tool must be easily maintainable and extended via thorough documentation.
- Possible Mentor(s)
- Have you contacted your mentors already?
Yes
Deliverables
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Participation
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About Me
- Your education (completed or in progress)
Senior Computer Science student at University of Zaragoza, Spain; graduating on June 2020.
- How did you hear about this program?
Thanks to an email of a professor, encouraging us to participate and collaborate alongside WikiMedia.
- Will you have any other time commitments, such as school work, another job, planned vacation, etc, during the duration of the program?
I will be simultaneously working on my Final Degree Thesis until the end of June, approximately dedicating 5h to each of the activities. After that, I will be able to solely focus on my GSoC project.
- We advise all candidates eligible for Google Summer of Code and Outreachy to apply for both programs. Are you planning to apply to both programs and, if so, with what organization(s)?
I haven't delved much into Outreachy, so for the moment, no.
- What does making this project happen mean to you?
It mainly means testing myself. I am extremely eager to finally spot the payoffs of these past years of arduous work and continuous challenge, and I am ready to give it my best. It's also doubly exciting for me, as getting to collaborate with such a professional and veteran organisation like WikiMedia is an opportunity that I don't want to let pass, not only for the knowledge I'm sure I will acquire, but also for the sense of self-fulfilment that this will inspire to me.
Past Experience
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