Week 13: Still Figuring Things Out, One Line at a Time

Another busy week — Week 13 was all about addressing long-standing bugs, improving stability, and preparing for yet another live event. This time, I tackled issues ranging from JWT key retrieval to stubborn gesture conflicts that made certain UI elements unresponsive after long-presses, all while going through yet another live Read more

Week 11: Cracking the QR Code Mystery

This week was all about two things: expanding test coverage across different roles and finally figuring out what’s been going wrong with the QR scanner. Both turned out to be pretty eye-opening in their own ways. Expanding Test Coverage I kicked off the week by writing more tests, this time Read more

Week 10: From Smooth UI Updates to Rough QR Scans

This week brought two major milestones: evolving our reactive UI system from basic polling to real-time change notifications, and tackling a tricky QR code authentication issue during a live event that taught me valuable lessons about debugging and secret key handling. Moving Beyond Polling When I first added reactive UI Read more

Week 8: Lessons from Deep Dive Testing

This week I finally experienced what it’s like to turn testing philosophy into practice and then watch it collide with real code. After a long stretch of trial and error with the QR-scanner tests, I was able to step back and see the bigger picture. Mocking Strategy Mocking started out Read more

Week 7: From Philosophy to Practice

Last week, I learned about building the right mindset for testing, focusing less on “proving success” and more on “finding boundaries.” This week, I finally moved from that philosophy into hands-on practice. My focus was on integration testing in Flutter, especially around the QR scanner journey. Understanding the Testing Layers Read more

Week 1: Hitting the Ground Running

My first week of internship was a hands-on introduction to real-world development and event support. From providing on-site technical support to contributing to production-level development, I quickly transitioned from observation to contribution. I explored the technical stack, upgraded key integrations, and implemented a new AI-powered feature, all while learning how Read more