Apr 25, 2021My Open-Source JourneyTelescope 2.0 marks the end or the beginning? — In the least cheesiest way possible, I am so grateful I took this course — it really opened my eyes as to how large projects are developed and maintained. Telescope 2.0 has finally released, and to everyone who threw me a bone, reviewed my PRs, and helped me out when…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Apr 17, 2021Returning to Where It All BeganStatus report: working again on the Search page — Before I begin, I’d like to make a shout-out to Abdul (@HyperTHD) for working on this PR right here. By creating a SearchContext, passing props and hooks across SearchPage’s many components have never been so easy. I actually held off on doing this PR because I was unsure of how…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Apr 10, 2021Let’s Get the Train GoingTalking to the right people, juggling branches, and reviewing issues — Hey all! This past week I got a couple of my PRs merged (see here and here) and now it’s full steam ahead with accessibility. Below is essentially the code in my latest PR that solves one of the most troubling thorns in my side. …Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Apr 3, 2021Adhering to Accessibility StandardsStatus report: cleaning up PRs and setting new goals — This week I spent most of my time preparing a pitch for Seneca’s “Pitch Nite”, where our team — among other teams who took part in similar challenge sets in Seneca’s 2021 Hackathon— would meet Sightline Innovation. To see everybody’s different pitches, designs, and demos for their proposed solutions was…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Mar 28, 2021Spending the Weekend ThinkingMy possible dive into web accessibility and rethinking solutions — In response to last week, my pull request for centring table contents got merged but my pull request for adding a non-breaking hyphen needs revision. My slapped-on solution (born from trial and error) needs a bit more baking in the oven. While working on that PR I was solely focused…Open Source4 min readOpen Source4 min read
Mar 20, 2021Iterative ProgressStatus report: it’s best to break up a problem into smaller pieces — Phew! Dumping all my time into that issue to handle inline images really took a toll since nothing I did could produce the intended results without unintended consequences. Yet oddly, I feel a sense of resolve to keep going and be active more than ever to get it reviewed and…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Mar 13, 2021Tinkering With UIStatus report: what to do with you and I — Hey everyone, it’s time for that weekly status report on the work done this week. I’ve taken a break from the reworking of the DynamicBanner as I’ve become a bit stuck as to how exactly it works (something that I’ll have to reach out to others to understand), and I’ve…Open Source3 min readOpen Source3 min read
Mar 7, 2021What It’s Like to Compete in a HackathonTaking part in Seneca’s Digital Health Hackathon — Well, study week is coming to an end. These past couple of days have been amazing working with so many people to put my team's solution together for Seneca’s 2021 Digital Health Hackathon. Team AREN (that’s us!) took on the challenge set of a Patient Data Consent System: A data…Seneca College4 min readSeneca College4 min read
Feb 27, 2021Working on the 1.8 ReleaseStatus report: full steam ahead — Hey everyone! To recap what I was planning to do for the Telescope 1.8 release in my last blog, two specific things I wanted to take on were working on making the DynamicImage component fully dynamic and updating the ‘help’ UI for the search page.Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Feb 22, 2021Where We Are and Where to NextWith last my week’s main issue merged, what now? That error page port was a ride, but I can gladly say that with some change requests here and there the pull request was officially merged. So what now? …Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
