Starting Out

 1) I do not have experience in OSS, while I have used lots of software that is currently open source such as OBS and VLC media player.

2) The feature that I am most interested in working on is the ChatGPT tutor. I am fascinated with the world of AI and want to add my contributions and learn. I also have experience using the OpenAI API  so I have more to contribute than someone starting from scratch.

3) My strongest skill I can bring to this project is my engineering skills in part due to my ability to pick up and understand a large code base quickly. The quicker I am able to understand, the faster I will be able to contribute, and that's where my strong engineering skills will start to shine.

4) One of my weaknesses that I would like to improve upon this semester is attention to detail and documentation. I am looking forward to the opportunity to improve both as my attention to detail will be improved by code review before merging to the main, and my documentation skills will improve as the OSS project requires extensive documentation so other developers can continue your work after you.

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