As a passionate open-source enthusiast, I love exploring GitHub repositories. I'm constantly amazed by the wealth of knowledge and resources the community provides. Like a "Google for code," GitHub has been invaluable for learning and solving technical challenges.
As a developer, I've been doing this for a while, but it recently hit me: why not share the awesome repositories I discover and how they've helped me? Someone else might benefit as well!
Going forward, in each issue, I plan to highlight a repository that I find noteworthy, shedding light on the learning opportunities it offers and potential enhancements.
Let's delve into what the first issue of Git Checkout has in store for us…
An ice breaker quote
Analysis of the repository
A tweet you could relate to
Quote I really liked
This quote from Linus Torvalds attained ultimate validation during Covid. Online communities thrived during the lockdowns and became the succor to hang on for many out there.
“The greatest thing about a free software community is that you are never alone." - Linus Torvalds
The Repo
I am currently learning Rust and trying to figure out various nuances of the language. While ‘rustling’ (small exercises to get you used to reading and writing Rust code!) has gotten me started, it's the repo below that actually gave me a perspective of how to build an app, in Rust, end to end. Let’s take a look at it.
Repository: Headlines
Description: This repo is specifically for educational purposes for learning Rust. It is a cross-platform native GUI application built with Rust and egui for reading news articles by fetching it from newsapi.org.
If you are learning to develop in Rust, you’ll learn the following from this repo.
Building an app that runs on desktop and the web (using wasm)
Interaction with external libs
API fetch
Multiple threads (a thread for each task)
Asynchronous requests without making the application wait
Conditional rendering
Dark and light modes
GUI widgets and components
Tracing and debugging
By the way, the owner of the repo also has videos explaining how the app is built. Hopefully, those will get you comfortable with Rust sooner.
Possible add-ons (contributions):
I find this repository to be particularly inspiring and have conceived several ideas that could propel it towards becoming a comprehensive newsreader application. Moreover, during my exploration of open-source contributions, I frequently encountered challenges in envisioning enhancements beyond the codebase. I believe these suggested features could not only elevate the functionality of the application but also contribute to your proficiency in open-source contributions:
Implement collaborative filtering to recommend news articles based on users' reading history and preferences. This can enhance content discovery and keep users engaged.
Develop an offline mode to allow users to access previously fetched news articles even when they are not connected to the internet. Very useful for users on the go.
Allow users to easily share interesting articles on social media platforms directly from the app. This can help in increasing the app's visibility and user engagement.
Mechanism to implement real-time updates to fetch and display breaking news as soon as they are available.
A tweet
Looks like Rust programming jobs are safe 🙂
That brings an end to this article and I would appreciate your candid feedback on the format and content. If you liked what you read, please do not hesitate to
That said, until next time, stay safe and have a good one.
— Krish
This is such a great idea. I am looking forward to following your writing.
I love this vertical... I agree with how great it is to dive into GitHub projects.... your newsletter idea is definitely clever and something that a dev will see value right off the bat. Not a hard sell at all to subscribe!