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+My Journey Begins: Community Bonding Period with DIPY
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+.. post:: May 27 2024
+    :author: Kaustav
+    :tags: google
+    :category: gsoc
+
+Hello everyone,
+I am thrilled to share that I have been selected as a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) student for 2024.
+Over the summer, I will be working with DIPY, and I am incredibly excited about the journey ahead.
+
+Community Bonding Period: Building the Foundation
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+
+The GSoC program is structured in a way that allows us to gradually ease into our projects. The first phase, known as the Community Bonding period, is crucial for laying a strong foundation for the work that lies ahead. During this time, I had the opportunity to:
+
+1. **Get Acquainted with the Community**: I joined various communication channels like mailing lists, chat rooms, and forums. Interacting with the mentors and other community members helped me understand the culture and workflow of the organization.
+
+2. **Understand the Project Scope**: I spent time understanding the broader goals of my project, the expected outcomes, and the milestones I need to achieve. This involved several discussions with my mentor, Serge, who provided invaluable guidance and insights.
+
+3. **Set Up the Development Environment**: Getting the right tools and environment set up is critical for any development work. I followed the documentation to set up my development environment, ensuring I had all the necessary dependencies and tools installed.
+
+Project-Task 1: Enhancing Keyword-Only Arguments with Decorators
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+The focus of my 1st task is to implement the keyword-only arguments in DIPY. Specifically, I am working on enhancing this feature with the help of decorators.
+
+What are Keyword-Only Arguments?
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+
+In many programming languages, keyword-only arguments are parameters that can only be supplied using their name, not as positional arguments. This helps in making the code more readable and reduces the chances of errors.
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+The Role of Decorators
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Decorators are a powerful feature in Python that allows us to modify the behavior of functions or classes. By leveraging decorators, we can enforce the use of keyword-only arguments in a clean and efficient manner.
+
+Progress So Far
+---------------
+
+During the Community Bonding period, I have made significant strides in understanding the current implementation and identifying areas for improvement. Here’s a brief overview of what I have accomplished:
+
+1. **Research and Analysis**: I reviewed the existing codebase to understand how keyword-only arguments are currently handled. This involved reading through the documentation and studying the source code.
+
+2. **Week 0**: With the guidance of my mentor, I implemented a decorator that enforces keyword-only arguments. I have submitted a PR for review on this. The PR includes the decorator feature and relevant tests, it is also implemented for functions in stats module.
+
+3. **Pull Request**: [https://github.com/dipy/dipy/pull/3239]
+
+What’s Next?
+------------
+
+As we transition from the Community Bonding period to the Coding phase, I am eager to dive deeper into the project. My next steps for this task include:
+
+- **Writing Tests**: To ensure the reliability of the new feature, I will write more tests and integrate them into the existing test suite.
+- **Documentation**: Good documentation is key to the success of any project. I will update the documentation to reflect the new changes and provide examples of how to use the new feature.
+- **Fixing style**: I will fix the code styling format with accordance to PEP8.
+
+Final Thoughts
+--------------
+
+The Community Bonding period has been an enriching experience, allowing me to connect with my mentors and the community. I am grateful for the support and guidance I have received so far and am looking forward to contributing to DIPY over the summer.
+
+Stay tuned for more updates as I continue this exciting journey!
+
+Thank you for reading!