Introduction:Shraddha Jadhav|MERN&Java Developer(GSOC 2026)

[Shraddha]

Hello everyone,
I’m Shraddha Jadhav, a student interested in contributing to MIT App Inventor for GSoC.
I’m currently exploring the codebase and community guidelines.
My background includes frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), Java, backend development, and databases. I’ve also worked on problem-solving using Java and I’m now learning MIT App Inventor’s architecture and contribution workflow.
Looking forward to learning and contributing here!

[Kumaraswamy]

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026

Information for people hoping to apply to this year's Google Summer of Code... App Inventor does plan to apply to be an organization in GSoC if we're given the opportunity to do so. I haven't found the exact date the organizations will be announced, but it looks to be sometime in February. We won't know if App Inventor will be a part of GSoC 2026 until late February. Assuming that we are able to apply to be an org and are selected, here is some information about MIT App Inventor that should he…

[Shraddha]

Thank you for the update, @Kumaraswamy! I appreciate the clarity on the GSoC 2026 timeline. In the meantime, I am focusing on setting up the appinventor-sources repository locally and exploring the codebase to understand the architecture better. I look forward to further updates in February