Introduction
Hey everyone! I’m rolling weeks 07 and 08 into one blog post because, honestly, things have been pretty slow on my Apache Airflow journey lately. Not a lot got done, so instead of forcing two lackluster updates, I figured I’d give you a real snapshot of the past couple weeks and set the stage for the final stretch.
We’re now kicking off week 09 of the 12-week MLH Fellowship, which means there are only four weeks left, including this one. My personal goal is to close out at least two more issues and get two more PRs merged before the end-of-program demo since I wanna finish strong.
The Mid-Program Demo (And My Subway Saga)
After a few reschedules, we finally had our mid-program demo with stakeholders from RBC (shoutout to them for sponsoring the project!). The demo went… alright. We walked through what we’ve built so far, highlighted two PRs we’re proud of, and talked about what we’ve learned as MLH fellows.
I had to present my part of the demo from a Subway joint (the sandwich place) because I had a health card appointment right after. My laptop connection dropped mid-demo, so I had to awkwardly ask the Subway employee for the WiFi password. Luckily, he hooked me up and I got to finish my presentation, but it wasn’t exactly the smoothest experience.
Why the Slump?
Honestly, these two weeks felt like a slump. Airflow’s a massive, slow-moving project, and lately, there just haven’t been many beginner-friendly or mid-level issues to pick up. I was also tied up with some other commitments, so my productivity on Airflow took a hit. All three of us working on Airflow for this fellowship felt like we didn’t have anything super “flashy” to show in the demo, which was a bit of a bummer.
Scouting for Issues
But I’m back and motivated! I spent some time digging through Airflow’s GitHub issues and found a few that look interesting. Here are the ones I commented on today:
I’m also eyeing another interesting one (#52660) and planning to chat with my mentor about it soon. Fingers crossed I can get something cool assigned to me so I can wrap up the fellowship on a high note.
Wrapping Up
So yeah, the past two weeks were pretty quiet, but I’m ramping back up. I’m committed to finishing off strong, tackling some fun new issues, and hopefully having something awesome to show at the final demo. Stay tuned!