Creating a Society that Works for Everyone – One Community Weekly Progress Update #535

This week the core team completed 36 hours managing One Community volunteer-work review not included above, emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software, and interviewing and getting set up new volunteer team members. Pictures below show some of this work.

Another core team member began verification of all the modifications made to the working Highest Good Network software. She conducted testing on a total of 12 PRs from the designated list of fixed PRs. After thorough examination, it was determined that 10 of these PRs have been successfully resolved, demonstrating their effectiveness in addressing the identified issues. However, two PRs were found to remain unresolved, indicating the persistence of the problems initially associated with them. In addition to testing the fixed PRs, the core team also reported two new PRs, accompanied by detailed explanations outlining the specific problems encountered and supplemented with supporting images for further clarity. See images below for examples of this work in progress.

Yiyun Tan (Management Dashboard Team Leader) completed her 59th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Yiyun dedicated a significant portion of her time to creating new readme files for repositories and assisting in investigating an urgent bug related to users being deactivated automatically. In addition to these tasks, she actively contributed to the team’s efforts on Slack by providing support for problem-solving, bug reporting, and maintaining existing tutorials. Below, you’ll find pictures highlighting the development of this work.

Kaixiang “Kevin” Gu (Fullstack Software Developer) completed his 31st week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Kaixiang dedicated time to conducting final reviews for three pull requests, namely PR905, PR906, and PR908. In addition, he addressed an issue where the weekly committed hours couldn’t be updated in the user profile. Kaixiang successfully resolved this problem by implementing a hotfix, submitting a new pull request, and obtaining approval. He also allocated time to setting up the application environment on a Mac, and reinstalling all necessary components from scratch, resulting in the successful running of the application. Pictures below show some of this work-in-progress.

Jianjun Luo (Software Engineer) completed her 30th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Jianjun successfully accomplished two tasks related to permission management. Firstly, she addressed a bug that prevented users from editing or deleting time entries made by other users while viewing their dashboard, despite being granted permission by the owner through user permission management. Jianjun rectified this issue, ensuring that the appropriate permissions were recognized and applied correctly. Additionally, she conducted thorough reviews of two pull requests, providing valuable feedback and ensuring the code met the necessary standards. Pictures below are related to this work.

Raul Effting(Jr. Front-End Web Developer) completed his 24th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Raul dedicated his efforts to resolving several bugs in the timer feature of the application. He successfully addressed issues such as the input bug, tasks loading bug, and the add intangible time bug, ensuring improved functionality and user experience. Additionally, Raul implemented a new text editor that replaced all existing text editors within the application. To ensure quality, he invested time in thoroughly testing the timer, searching for alternative text editors, and adapting them to seamlessly integrate with the application. Below are some images related to this work.

Aishwarya Kalkundrikar (Full Stack Software Developer) completed her 22nd week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Aishwarya reviewed the frontend files to determine if any functions were making additional calls to the “putUserProfile” function, but no such changes were found. Aishwarya attempted to modify the email sender to send emails only once, but this resulted in a breakdown of the functionality. Further investigation is required. Additionally, Aishwarya successfully reviewed and approved frontend PR #917. She also provided comments on the document outlining the implementation of a feature related to the email sender, specifically addressing the settings required to send test emails. Pictures below show some of this work.

Lucas Emanuel Souza Silva (Software Developer) completed his 18th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Lucas completed several tasks and resolved issues in the project. He successfully finished the Red Bell Task and addressed a bug that previously prevented non-team users from accessing their tasks. Additionally, Lucas implemented a feature where the timelog tab becomes the default tab for volunteer users who have no more tasks. In addition to these accomplishments, Lucas performed a thorough and comprehensive review of pull requests, identified the PRs that required merging, and assisted users with the initial setup and platform’s functionalities. Pictures of some of this work are below.

Jinchao Feng (Software Engineer) completed his 17th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Jinchao took on various development tasks and made notable contributions to the team’s projects. One of Jinchao’s primary focuses was addressing bugs in the teammembertask component following the launch of a new timer function. By developing a hotfix, Jinchao successfully resolved the issues and ensured the smooth functioning of the component. In addition to bug fixes, Jinchao dedicated efforts to enhance the efficiency of the timeLog component. This involved raising two pull requests (PRs) aimed at fixing bugs related to the task/project field of the timeEntry component. These PRs not only addressed the bugs but also optimized the timeLog component by eliminating redundant backend requests and refactoring the backend logic. Consequently, this optimization resulted in reduced communication costs between the backend and the database, further improving the overall efficiency of the timeLog component. Please refer to the pictures below.

Yongjian Pan (React.js/MongoDB Full Stack Software Developer) completed his 13th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Yongjian successfully resolved an issue related to login functionality, specifically addressing the scenario where users entered the correct email but an incorrect password. He ensured that an appropriate error message, stating “Invalid email and/or password,” would be displayed in such cases. Furthermore, Yongjian also addressed another issue concerning login attempts with both an incorrect email and an incorrect password, ensuring that the same error message would be displayed consistently. In addition to these bug fixes, Yongjian dedicated effort to enhance the project report functionality by adding the ability for members to copy project reports. Additionally, he worked on improving the display of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) ID on mobile devices. See the images below for a look at this work.

Yihan Liu (Software Engineer) completed her 12th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Yihan focused on addressing two bugs in the system. The first bug is fixing the weekly summary submission date, and the second is removing the additional ‘save’ function when adding projects and Teams. Yihan successfully resolved the first issue by addressing bugs in the WeeklySummary.jsx and FormattedReport.jsx files, based on Zubing’s review. In the case of the second problem, he conducted an in-depth analysis of the code and successfully identified the target file. Additionally, Yihan dedicated time to reviewing PR#836 and PR#362, which were urgent and related to final day functionality issues. Furthermore, Yihan reviewed PR#916, which functioned as expected. ​See the pictures​ below related to this work.

Abdelmounaim “Abdel” Lallouache (Software Developer) completed his 11th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Abdel focused on various tasks within the project. One of the main areas of work involved testing the follow-up checkbox, ensuring its proper functionality and reliability. Additionally, Abdel successfully addressed a bug in the checkWhoNeedsFollowUp function, ensuring that it now operates as intended. Another important aspect of the week’s work was updating the tooltip information by providing an additional explanation of the checkbox’s functionality. To enhance user experience, Abdel also created the followUpMouseoverText function, which dynamically generates and displays different information based on the progress made by a user on a specific task. The pictures below are related to this work.

Lucile Tronczyk (Full Stack Software Developer) completed her 9th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Lucile, diligently addressed various technical issues within the system. She initiated an investigation into the blue square bug, focusing on understanding its root cause. Simultaneously, Lucile made concerted efforts to identify the reasons behind the occurrence of a bug associated with end dates and profiles being removed. Additionally, she successfully implemented a solution to enhance user experience by ensuring proper input focus on specific pages. Through her coding expertise, Lucile enabled the cursor to automatically initiate in the relevant fields of teams, projects, and User Search. Her systematic approach and dedication resulted in the resolution of these issues, contributing to the overall improvement of the system. The pictures below relate to this.

Vishvesh Sheoran(Artificial Intelligence Specialist) completed his 9th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Vishvesh played a key role in developing an action plan for implementing a content recommendation engine on the specified website. With a meticulous approach, he analyzed requirements, conducted in-depth research, and devised a comprehensive strategy. Vishvesh’s expertise in tool selection and strategic planning showcased his technical proficiency and commitment to delivering effective solutions. See pictures below showing his efforts.

Alexander G Huerta (Software Engineer) completed his 8th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Alexander focused his efforts on the Weekly Summary Component. Recognizing the impact of chatGPT and other AI text completion tools on the creation and submission of weekly summary reports, Alexander introduced updates to the summary form’s placeholder text and added 2 new checkboxes to ensure the summary’s quality, such as a prompt to review the summary. These alterations mark the beginning of a series of incremental modifications. Furthermore, Alexander meticulously outlined his upcoming tasks for this component, establishing a clear roadmap for the following weeks. Among the proposed changes, a key enhancement involves the integration of a button that triggers a modal containing the current prompt, featuring a convenient copy button. Ultimately, the goal is to seamlessly incorporate AI directly into this component. The images below show this progress.

Xiao Tan (Software Engineer) completed her 8th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Xiao, now a member of the PR Review Leadership Team, dedicated her time to reviewing multiple pull requests, including PR905, 402, 904, 911, 398, 401, 901, 802, and 343. She meticulously examined each request, offering valuable feedback and providing accompanying screenshots to ensure clear communication. In addition to her reviewing responsibilities, Xiao actively contributed to the development process by working on the “Round hours numbers to two digits” task. She successfully set up and tested the emailSender functionality at the backend, subsequently raising PR407. Furthermore, Xiao commenced work on another task titled “Fix and date is not changing on the User Management Page,” displaying her ability to tackle multiple assignments simultaneously. See images supporting this below.

Edwin Estuardo Lau Mack (Software Engineer) completed his 7th week, helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Edwin dedicated his efforts to reviewing pull requests (PRs) and advancing the development of the HGN application as a member of the Dev Team, primarily focusing on Frontend functionality. Alongside reviewing multiple PRs, Edwin implemented the functionality of the “X” checkmark in the team member tasks component. The “X” mark allows the user to click on it, triggering a modal to confirm the removal of a user from a task. If confirmed, the task name and user ID are passed as props, deleting the user from the resource list of the task in the backend and readjusting the team member tasks without page refresh. Additionally, when a user removes themselves from a task, the dropdown for “intangible time entry” is updated dynamically. Edwin also added the frontend permission “View and interact with ‘X'” to enable visibility of the checkmark. Throughout the week, Edwin reviewed a total of 10 PR’s: #398, #402, #891, #904, #905, #909, #910, #914, #916, #918. Images showing this progress are below.

Xiao Wang (Software Engineer) completed his 7th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, created PR 918 to address a bug in the PROJECTS/TASKS/WBS COMPONENT # 6. During the code review, it was discovered that the member list of the AddTaskModal component was not being updated when the redux store received data from the server. To rectify this issue, Xiao Wang made necessary modifications to ensure timely updates. Additionally, obsolete codes that had not been utilized since PR 694 were removed to improve code clarity. See supporting images below.

Yubo Sun (Full Stack Software Developer) completed his 7th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Yubo provided an update for frontend pull request (PR) #826, which was communicated via Slack due to repeated results. He dedicated further efforts towards resolving the warnings by working on Make Non-Editable filed in Task Obvious, which is now PR#860. It was discovered that these warnings did not occur in the development branch, but rather within the PR itself. Yubo suspects an improperly used git stash function during code testing. While addressing this, he engaged in discussions with Jae regarding the feature of editing hours in Task, which turned out to be another component sharing the same structure. He suggested the use of a container component, but due to the difference in components, the decision was made not to address it in this PR. Additionally, Yubo continued work on Task 149, focused on fixing the ability to add professional links to the Profile page. After confirming that no backend changes were required, Yubo proceeded with frontend adjustments and consulted relevant tutorials. The incorrect usage of dispatch and useReducer functions has been refactored. The pictures below relate to and show some of this work.

Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer) completed his 6th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Nathan actively engaged in the code review process and carried out various tasks related to permissions. He reviewed PR 401 and generated a bug report. Additionally, he re-reviewed PRs 867 and 842, providing additional suggested changes. Nathan reviewed the implemented changes in PR 881, ensuring their effectiveness, and subsequently approved the PR. Upon request, he re-reviewed PR 842. Furthermore, Nathan verified the existence of all necessary permissions in permissionsBackEnd and immersed himself in permissions documentation. He completed a form for proposing changes and worked on merging back-end and front-end permissions. During the process, he encountered an instance without back-end permissions and proceeded to replace front-end permissions that had corresponding back-end equivalents. Nathan’s efforts included attempting to set up a test database for alternate permissions, but instead, he created an alternate role collection in the main database. Despite this, he successfully achieved the functionality of alternate permissions. While some work remains in terms of writing permissions and conducting tests, Nathan’s progress demonstrates his dedication and meticulous approach to permissions management. The pictures below show some of this work.

Papia Sharmin (Full Stack Developer) completed her 6th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Papia accomplished her designated task with success and delivered PR #913. Her main areas of focus were enhancing the leaderboard’s functionality and restructuring the code. Furthermore, she incorporated CSS styles to guarantee visually appealing buttons across different screen sizes. Papia also resolved the problem of displaying the member list of the previously logged-in user on the leaderboard for the current user. Additionally, she actively engaged in the review process for PRs #891, #910, and #914 on the frontend. Through careful evaluation, Papia provided valuable feedback and ultimately granted approval for these pull requests. Below are some images related to this work.  

Xiaoyu Chen (Software Engineer) completed her 5th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Xiaoyu diligently worked on refining the software interface. Her initial plan involved the introduction of a clear button and a dropdown menu, but she soon realized the consequential heavy reliance on the ‘reactstrap’ API. To circumvent this, she intelligently altered her approach and substituted the button with radio options, thus enhancing user-friendliness while simultaneously reducing API dependency. This constructive change further facilitated the ‘handleMoveOptions’ function to reset content based on the selected value, improving the system’s interaction with the past four weeks’ summaries. Throughout this process, Xiaoyu appreciated the insightful feedback from her colleagues. Leon Zhuang contributed by identifying typographical and capitalization inconsistencies, while XiaoTan and OAkinbode suggested repositioning the Tab feature for a superior user experience. Taking their advice onboard, Xiaoyu adjusted the location of the Tab toggle within the handleMove functions, leading to improved user interaction. After implementing these improvements, she turned her focus on resolving bugs associated with media and Dropbox links. Xiaoyu’s initial step involved changing the weekly summary name within the create user profile function. She then developed an efficient solution to substitute the ‘mediaUrl’ in the summary submissions by incorporating a ‘GoogleDocLink’ into the ‘getWeeklySummaries’ function, a modification she intends to execute in the immediate future. Nevertheless, a minor hiccup occurred when she failed to switch between the software branches, resulting in a slight mix-up. Showing resilience, Xiaoyu successfully resolved this by segregating the issues into two separate branches, thereby maintaining the functionality and integrity of the codebase. Check out the pictures below as examples of this work.

Nida Zaki (Software Engineer) completed her 5th week helping with the Highest Good Network software. This week, Nida installed new libraries, PrimeReact and Quill, and conducted research to ensure compatibility with the existing React version. She successfully implemented a method for the PrimeReact text editor to adapt to the current code logic by utilizing a global variable to store the selected tabId of selected tabName, which was then utilized by the text editor. Additionally, she incorporated wordCount logic to accurately track the number of words within the text editor. Furthermore, she dedicated time to researching the inclusion and removal of the popstate eventListener, along with implementing session Storage to establish the default tab selection as “Last week”. Nida also implemented leonzh2k’s suggestion and diligently traced PRs and commits to identify the specific code change responsible for the deactivation of active users bug. The pictures below are examples of this work.

Alyx Parr (Senior Support Specialist) completed her 1st week helping with management, coordination, and overall support of the One Community project. This week, Alyx worked to grasp all the nuances of the team, meticulously reviewing their tasks to ensure they had completed everything as required. She also helped with data entry by  learning and beginning the process of importing the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan recipes into to the Master spreadsheet. The pictures below are examples of this work.

Olawunmi Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support) completed her 1st week helping with management, coordination, and overall support of the One Community project. This week, Ola acquiring new skills including data entry, uploading website pictures into spreadsheets, and inputting data for the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan and “Transition Kitchen Recipe build Out from the Master Recipes and 3-Day Menu Blocks” documents. Additionally, Ola diligently organized folders for HGN, NON-HGN, and PR team members in the designated location for the collage and HGN Website Blog. Ola also actively participated by providing comments and responses on team members’ Google Docs. Pictures of some of this work are below.

Stevie Acuña (Volunteer Graphic Designer) completed his 1st week as a volunteer graphic designer helping with graphic design projects for all of One Community. This week, Stevie commenced his role as a volunteer graphic designer. He dedicated time to thoroughly reading the onboarding instructions and familiarizing himself with his responsibilities. As part of his initial tasks, Stevie conducted research, brainstormed ideas, and gathered relevant information and visuals to develop Weekly Progress Updates Social Media and YouTube Preview/Intro Images. These images hold significant importance as they serve as the initial visual representation for individuals engaging with One Community’s content. Examples of his work are below.

Jin Hua (Web Marketer and Graphic Designer) helped us analyze our traffic drop problem and implement several performance solutions. The pictures below show some of this work.

The Highest Good Network software PR Review team also worked to test all of the above PRs and find any bugs they could within those PRs and the software as a whole. This week’s active members of this team and how many weeks they’ve been with us are as follows:  Anish Pandita (Software Engineer) completed his 18th week, Eduardo Horta (Software Engineer) completed his 6th week, Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer) completed his 2nd week, Leon Zhuang (Software Engineer) completed his 2nd week, Maham Almizan Khan (Software Engineer) completed her 2nd week, Olga Yudkin (Software Engineer) completed her 3rd week, Rachna Vijay Pandya (Full Stack Developer) completed her 1st week, “Sola” Olusola Akinbode (Full Stack Software Developer) completed his 5th week, Steve Paalz (Software Developer) completed his 5th week, Tzu-Ning “Leo” Chueh (Software Engineer) completed his 1st week, Yufei Zhang (Software Engineer) completed her 4th week, and Zubing Guo (Software Engineer) completed her 2nd week. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team. ​

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