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7 posts tagged with "SSoC"
Watching a Programme Grow: Building a Timeline for SSoC 2026
68 PRs on June 3rd. 693 by June 9th. 36 active contributors to 163. In one week. We had the data to tell this story all along - we just weren't reading it. Every time our SSoC 2026 scoring engine runs, it saves a timestamped snapshot. We'd been accumulating these files as backups. This week we turned them into a feature.
How to Ask “Where’s My Score?” (So I Can Actually Help You)
The SSoC 2026 leaderboard went live today. My DMs immediately looked like “Bhaiya my score is not showing”, “I merged 3 PRs but leaderboard shows 0”, “Please check my account”. Best way to handle?
Tomorrow the Leaderboard Goes Live: Here’s What You’ll See
Tomorrow the SSoC 2026 Leaderboard goes live. 3,000+ contributors have been asking every single day, “When can I see my score?” Fair question. You have been merging PRs for weeks. You deserve to see the numbers.
Ground Control Gets Eyes on PRs: One Search, Full Clarity
Yesterday I showed you Ground Control, the hidden admin dashboard behind SSoC 2026. Today it learned to read PRs.
Ground Control: The Admin Dashboard Nobody Sees
We have 50,000 registered participants in SSoC 2026. Three hundred projects. Five thousand mentors. The most impactful engineering work we did this season? A hidden admin dashboard that no participant will ever see.
The Quiet Architecture of Trust: Building the SSoC Season 5 Onboarding Almanac
How we turned a static registration list into a privacy-first, self-healing verification system — one subtle decision at a time.
Building SSoC 5.0: 2500 Contributors, One Crazy Journey
A behind-the-scenes look at organising Social Summer of Code 5.0, scaling to 2500+ contributors, building the tech, and helping beginners start their open source journey.
