It was version 0.11.1 & 5yrs back, and I was in undergrad college.
We used to hack on the cython code all night. :)
I got very Poor Grades that whole term.
And I can't forget those days, we used to hack all night on cython code but missing very important college lectures!
I did not even know how to commit!
But, It was pure thrill. Those were the days, I badly miss today!
And surprisingly I also fixed a very critical bug, that was the very first bug I had fixed in my Life.
I started to realize, valuate & appreciate Open source & the reach of OSS!
cython changed my perception about software!
That marked my entry into OSS, and I was writing & optimizing for good code with standards and all the documentation. Until then I couldn't appreciate anything much of OSS.
* I literally danced around after I submitted that bug, and incidentally it got approved and committed too! :D
And it was the very early days of Cython Project <ver 0.11>
Hi again, fun to see our conversation from 5 years back pop up here! Thanks for sharing your story :-)
(For my part, my PhD already derailed most of my Cython efforts, and now I've started in a startup too, so chances are I won't be involved again for the foreseeable future. But Robert and Stefan are still at it as they were back then, and there's been some new ones coming too.)
What a nice moment, isn't it? And checking you back in HN after 5 long years!
Robert and Stefan, the guys behind Cython; admired them a lot for this day & for the places Cython has reached.
Also will never never forget the fact that - you reviewed my first Patch, that was 5yrs back! Cython 0.1 version :-) <Big smile>
I got very Poor Grades that whole term.
And I can't forget those days, we used to hack all night on cython code but missing very important college lectures!
I did not even know how to commit!
But, It was pure thrill. Those were the days, I badly miss today!
And surprisingly I also fixed a very critical bug, that was the very first bug I had fixed in my Life. I started to realize, valuate & appreciate Open source & the reach of OSS!
cython changed my perception about software!
That marked my entry into OSS, and I was writing & optimizing for good code with standards and all the documentation. Until then I couldn't appreciate anything much of OSS.
* I literally danced around after I submitted that bug, and incidentally it got approved and committed too! :D
And it was the very early days of Cython Project <ver 0.11>
http://trac.cython.org/cython_trac/ticket/203
And today when I checked Cython Project, I feel awesome within, all around my body; esp the way Cython has grown & is being consumed across!
Power of OSS!
We should be honoring and celebrating every project out there that has done so much to Humanity!