Task.new This weeks task on the list was - restricting circuit elements in assignment submissions (course instructors can get very brutal at times!). This task was trickier than the ones I worked on in the initial weeks. I had to go through a lot of javascript code to get a deep understanding of how things worked inside the simulator. For th... Read more 16 Jun 2019 - 3 minute read
Task.new This week I was working on adding assignment grading functionality to the platform. It makes the lives of the course instructors very easy but at the same time means a lot of trouble for students as their assignments will now be open to scrutiny. There are currently 2 grading scales supported - by letter (A-F) and by percent (1... Read more 08 Jun 2019 - 2 minute read
The mail on 6th of May, 2019 read “Congratulations, your proposal with CircuitVerse.org has been accepted!” and all the effort that had been since the past two months were worth it! GSoC.inspect As the home page of the website aptly puts - Google Summer of Code is a global program sponsored by Google Inc focused on introducing students t... Read more 01 Jun 2019 - 2 minute read
SDSLabs, most generically put, is a group of software development enthusiasts aimed at fostering technical activities in the campus of IIT Roorkee. Before I dive into how my experience has been in the group, let me introduce myself. Wait, Kataria? Who? I am a pre-final year student of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Indian Ins... Read more 21 Oct 2018 - 2 minute read