INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PUNE

Quick summary: If you want anyone to use or fork your code anywhere (even commercial companies without open-sourcing changes), pick MIT. If you want patent protection, choose Apache 2.0. If you want any derivative work to remain open-source forever, choose GPLv3.

For anyone preparing for GSoC 2027 or looking for Hacktoberfest contributions: 1. Cal.com (Next.js / TypeScript scheduling) 2. Infisical (Secret management & Go) 3. Oppia (Educational math platform for Python/Angular beginners) 4. Appsmith (Low-code developer tooling in Java/JS). All 4 have friendly Discord communities and dedicated 'good first issue' labels.

Too many college students jump straight to Redux Toolkit for simple apps. SWR or React Query for server cache, URL search params for filters/pagination, and standard React `useState` or `useReducer` for local UI state covers 95% of use cases without boilerplate.

I have three different WhatsApp groups with the exact same three friends, created for specific trips that never happened.

Adding `aria-label`, ensuring keyboard tab navigation works, and keeping contrast ratios above 4.5:1 takes literally 5 extra minutes when building a component. It distinguishes amateur frontend work from production-grade engineering.

We booked the 5v5 turf near Phase 1 for this Saturday 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Two of our batchmates backed out due to lab assignments. Any year, any branch welcome. Cost will be split equally (around ₹120 per head). DM or reply here!