Over the past few weeks, I kept seeing discussions around MCP everywhere. Blog posts, Twitter threads, demos, and strong opinions. Most of it sounded promising, but also vague. Everything seemed to fall back to “better tool calling” or “agents done right,” which did not really help me understand where MCP actually fits in real systems. […]
Understanding MCP Beyond the Hype: A Small Project That Made It Click Read More »
Navigating the world of open source isn’t easy. If you’re new, it can feel intimidating. Huge codebases, legacy systems, technical jargon and people who seem way more experienced than you. For a long time, I wasn’t sure how to step in. That’s precisely where programs like Outreachy shine. It offers a three-month, paid, remote internship
The Guide I Wish I Had: My Outreachy Story and Step-by-Step Blueprint Read More »
It feels a little surreal to write this, my Outreachy internship has come to an end. When I started this journey, I wasn’t sure if I belonged. Open source always felt like this big, intimidating world where you had to be an expert to contribute. I was worried I’d mess things up, or that my
What I Learned, Built, and Found Through Outreachy Read More »
Wikimania is the annual heartbeat of the Wikimedia movement, a global gathering of volunteers, editors, developers, translators, and dreamers who work to build the world’s largest free knowledge projects. Each year it moves to a different part of the world, and 2025 marks its 20th edition and the first time it’s being hosted in East
From My Desk to Nairobi: My Wikimania 2025 Journey Read More »
As I reach the halfway point of my Outreachy internship, I’ve found myself reflecting not just on what I’ve done so far but on the kind of work I want to keep doing long after the internship ends. My project revolves around improving the Cat-a-lot JavaScript gadget on Wikimedia Commons, a community-driven tool used for
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Introduction As I’ve been diving deeper into GenAI tooling, I wanted to go beyond tutorials and actually build something. Over the weekend, I set out to create a chatbot that could answer questions about any YouTube video, even if it was in another language. The idea was simple: fetch the transcript, translate it if needed,
From Video to Chat: How I Built a YouTube-Powered RAG Chatbot Read More »
When I first came across Wikimedia Commons as part of my Outreachy project, I saw it as just a place for freely usable media but behind the scenes, Commons is a complex, community-driven platform where contributors work together to maintain, organize, and improve millions of media files. One of the ways this is done is
Taming the Chaos: How Cat-a-lot Makes Batch Categorization Easy Read More »
If there’s one thing I’ve learned since stepping into the world of open source and Outreachy, it’s this: everyone struggles. No matter how experienced someone looks, how confident they seem, or how smoothly things appear on the outside, there are always challenges behind the scenes. I used to think struggling meant I wasn’t good enough.
Everyone Struggles (And That’s Okay) Read More »
Hello there! 👋 I’m Adiba Anjum, a computer science student, full stack developer, and open source enthusiast. I’m currently embarking on an exciting adventure as an Outreachy intern, contributing to the Cat-a-lot JavaScript Gadget for Wikimedia Commons. It’s surreal to transition from being a user of Wikimedia projects to becoming a contributor behind the scenes.
A Little About Me and Why I’m Here Read More »