Jan 10Embracing Inclusion: Why Diversity Hiring is NecessaryLast summer, I secured an internship through a diversity hiring program. When I told my friends about this opportunity, they were happy for me. Still, some thought being hired through a diversity program was less prestigious than being hired through a traditional hiring process. Initially, I brushed off their comments…Diversity7 min readDiversity7 min read
Published in Codess.Cafe·Jul 25, 2022How I Bagged a Research Internship in Canada…A Blog by Ashikka Gupta Hey everyone! Ashikka this side. I am a prefinal year student pursuing my bachelor’s in technology at VIT Vellore in Computer Science and Engineering. The three years I have spent in college have been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride and have helped me understand…Mitacs5 min readMitacs5 min read
Published in Codess.Cafe·Mar 14, 2022Dev-Centric InternshipsHey everyone! Ashikka this side. I am a prefinal year student pursuing my bachelor’s in technology at VIT Vellore in Computer Science and Engineering. …Internships8 min readInternships8 min read
Jan 23, 2022Unwinding My MLH JourneyAfter two unsuccessful applications, I was accepted for the MLH Fellowship the third time. Each time I was rejected, instead of getting disheartened, I worked harder on my application and my skills. This journey has taught me so much and has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I’ll treasure forever. …Mlh Fellowship7 min readMlh Fellowship7 min read
Published in Adobe Tech Blog·Jan 5, 2022Building an Image Search Plugin for PhotoshopHow to add image search APIs into your UXP plugin. — Editor’s Note: This week’s guest post is by Ashikka, a Fullstack Developer Intern in the Major League Hacking Fellowship for the Fall 2021 cohort. Over the 12 week program, she worked on five issues in the Photoshop UXP samples repo, including developing an Unsplash Plugin Sample. — Erin Finnegan, Community…Photoshop4 min readPhotoshop4 min read
Jan 1, 2022Oversimplified — Bug BountyUndoubtedly, most of us believe that finding vulnerabilities in the software looks something like the image above. “Hacking” has always been glorified through movies/shows which has led us to believe a common misconception.Cybersecurity7 min readCybersecurity7 min read
Published in csivit·Jan 28, 2021Oversimplified — code-executorEver wanted to make your own online coding platform, but got stuck with the technicalities of code execution and job scheduling. Don’t worry, we @csivitu have just the perfect solution for this; code-executor - A CLI/library to execute code against test cases in various languages and obtain relevant results. What is code-executor? code-executor…5 min read5 min read
Published in csivit·Dec 4, 2020Build Your First Responsive Flutter Web AppWith the recent advancements in the world of web development, there are many instrumental tools that can help us speed up our development time and make scalable and robust web applications, one of them being Web Support for Flutter. …Flutter5 min readFlutter5 min read
Published in csictf·Aug 27, 2020Publicity and Collabs for your CTFGetting the word out For any event to be successful, it is important to publicize the event well. Effective publicity always yields positive results. Recognizing the right target audience and the right platforms to reach that audience is essential. For csictf, we used ctftime.org as the main platform for publicity. What is CTFtime?Csictf4 min readCsictf4 min read
