The GSoC Arc: How I Almost Didn't Show Up to My Own Story
Supreeth C, a third-year engineering student, shares his journey of applying for Google Summer of Code 2026 with CircuitVerse. He faced challenges such as imposter syndrome and a lack of responses to his initial contributions, which led him to almost quit. Ultimately, he found a sense of belonging in the CircuitVerse community, which reignited his motivation to pursue his goals.
- ▪Supreeth C is a third-year engineering student and open source developer from Bengaluru.
- ▪He initially struggled with imposter syndrome and faced setbacks in his contributions to open source projects.
- ▪After connecting with the CircuitVerse community, he regained confidence and motivation to pursue his GSoC application.
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| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/shinichishi/the-gsoc-arc-how-i-almost-didnt-show-up-to-my-own-story-59l2 |
| Publication time | Fri, 29 May 2026 15:35:17 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 2170585) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Supreeth Posted on May 29 The GSoC Arc: How I Almost Didn't Show Up to My Own Story #gsoc #opensource #career #github "This wasn't a success story. It started as survival." Intro Hey, I'm Supreeth C, a third-year engineering student, open source developer, and professional overthinker from Bengaluru. This is my first blog, and fair warning: it's long. Not "LinkedIn post with 5 bullet points" long. Actually long.
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