Clarifications on GSoC 2025 Project Idea: [Releases Working Group Calendar Website] | electronjs.org | Page 1

left vapor Mar 9, 2025, 8:21 AM

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I’m really excited about the possibility of contributing to Electron through GSoC 2025 and have been looking into the Releases Automation project.

I had a quick question about the tech stack. The project description mentions React (preferred) for the frontend, but from what I understand, the existing codebase is built with Express.js and Node.js. I wanted to clarify:

Would the Release Calendar website be integrated into the existing Express app using a templating engine (like Handlebars/EJS), or is building it in React an option?
For the automation part, should it follow the current Express structure, or is there flexibility in how it’s set up?
Would the team prefer a server-rendered approach with Express, or a React-based UI that pulls data via API?
I want to make sure my approach aligns with what the team needs, so I’d really appreciate any guidance! Looking forward to your thoughts.

vernal bloom Mar 9, 2025, 10:33 AM

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Same doubt 😅 , My guess is they want to rebuild the entire website in react, and use apis to pull data. Anyways, I mailed them on their GSOC email regarding doubts about the approach but didn't get any response so I came here.

left vapor Mar 9, 2025, 11:48 AM

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ah ah ! I have also sent out an e-mail to them with no response yet. I'm hesitant to send a dm to one of the mentors on this server. What would you suggest?

vernal bloom Mar 9, 2025, 12:32 PM

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Dont be hesitant in life, everything worthy in life comes only when you take a leap of faith.

left vapor Mar 9, 2025, 1:41 PM

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😅 , i will give it a try

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what do you intend to do on your end ?

vernal bloom Mar 9, 2025, 8:12 PM

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I'm asking everyone if a slack-channel/official communication board exists for electronjs but haven't recieved a reply from anyone yet.

left vapor Mar 9, 2025, 8:50 PM

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alright, please communicate any updates. Thanks

vernal bloom Mar 10, 2025, 7:54 PM

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hey! Got a reply from their side, they said they're getting a lot of emails and going through them, that email - [email protected] is the right place to contact them.

left vapor Mar 12, 2025, 10:04 PM

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yeah, i sent a mail to that address

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no response yet though

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did they reply to your questions concerning the project?

left vapor Mar 12, 2025, 10:25 PM

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I also got a response, they said the part where they mentioned react as a preferred skill was a typo

spice steppe Mar 15, 2025, 6:02 AM

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hey did anyone contributed? and can you give me the link of official slack-channel?

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