BeagleBoard/GSoC/2023 Proposal/MakecodePocketBeagle

= Makecode Arcade Target for PocketBeagle Gamepup= Student: Mrigank Pawagi Mentors: Vaishnav/Andrew Henderson/any other mentor Code: https://github.com/mrigankpawagi/repository Wiki: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/2023_Proposal/MakecodePocketBeagle GSoC: GSoC entry

=Status= This project is currently just a proposal.

=Proposal= The pull request to my entry task can be accessed here. This demonstrates my ability to cross-compile and test my compilation with QEMU.

About Me
IRC: mrigank Github: https://github.com/mrigankpawagi School: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Country: India Primary languages: English, Hindi Typical work hours: 8AM-11PM IST (GMT+5:30) Why I want to participate in GSoC My first encounter with open source was with Google Code-In, where I got the opportunity to work with organisations like JBoss, Publiclab and Drupal. Not only did I develop the skill to write better code by understanding conventions and learning to write good comments, but also improved my skills to communicate with other developers through documentation. Most importantly, I learned to use git! These skills helped me for years to come, and made me realize that open-source development helps not only projects and organizations, but also assists the growth of individuals as developers. Recently, while learning about flaky tests, I scanned through the International Dataset of Flaky Tests (IDoFT) and using GitHub Actions, confirmed flaky tests in multiple over-source repositories with NonDex. I was also able to fix the flaky test in one of these projects (30 Seconds of Java 8). Google Summer of Code will give me the opportunity to continue my endeavors in the open-source space and continue to sharpen these skills which will benefit me for the entirety of my academic and professional career. In particular, I am highly interested in educational technology and have worked on several experimental projects to create interactive learning interfaces. I also received a grant from MIT Solv[ED] to explore the need and impact of such tools, with a focus on drag-and-drop interfaces like Makecode. The opportunity to work on one such tool myself by increasing access to PocketBeagle is truly exciting to me.

About your project
Project name: Makecode Arcade Target for PocketBeagle Gamepup

Description
In 10-20 sentences, what are you making, for whom, why and with what technologies (programming languages, etc.)? (We are looking for open source SOFTWARE submissions.)

Timeline
Provide a development timeline with a milestone each of the 11 weeks and any pre-work. (A realistic timeline is critical to our selection process.)

Experience and approach
In 5-15 sentences, convince us you will be able to successfully complete your project in the timeline you have described.

Contingency
What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn’t around?

Benefit
If successfully completed, what will its impact be on the BeagleBoard.org community? Include quotes from BeagleBoard.org community members who can be found on http://beagleboard.org/discuss and http://bbb.io/gsocchat.

Misc
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Suggestions
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