I'm Rishiraj U. Pathak, a Computer Engineering student passionate about designing and building impactful technology solutions.

• 💻 Strong foundation in Software Development & Problem Solving
• 🧠 Exploring Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
• ⚙️ Interested in Hardware–Software Integration
• 🚀 Focused on building real-world scalable projects

I actively contribute to open-source projects, focusing on improving accessibility, code quality, internationalization, and real-world usability of developer resources.

Organization: OpenMRS — A global open-source electronic medical record platform used in healthcare systems worldwide.

• 🏥 Repository: https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-esm-patient-management
• 🌐 OpenMRS Official Website: https://openmrs.org
• 📋 JIRA Issue Tracker: https://issues.openmrs.org
• 🐛 JIRA Ticket: https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/O3-5514
• 🔀 Merged Pull Request: openmrs/openmrs-esm-patient-management#2367

• Identified a hardcoded string in the appointments module that was blocking proper internationalization (i18n)
• Replaced the hardcoded iconDescription="Add Appointments" with a proper translation function:
  • ✔ Before: iconDescription="Add Appointments"
  • ✔ After: iconDescription={t('addAppointments', 'Add Appointments')}
• Added the addAppointments translation key to en.json so Transifex can pick it up and distribute translations to all supported languages
• Followed strict contribution guidelines:
  • ✔ Conventional commit format
  • ✔ PR description template with all required sections
  • ✔ Only modified relevant files
  • ✔ Communicated actively with maintainers
  • ✔ Responded to review feedback quickly and professionally
• PR was reviewed and approved by OpenMRS core maintainers and successfully merged into main 🎉

• React, TypeScript, i18n (react-i18next), Transifex

• Contributed to one of the most widely used API collection repositories:
  👉 https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis

• Worked on enhancing the API directory structure and improving discoverability for developers

• Added and refined entries for:

  • SerpAPI (real-time search data APIs)
  • Open-Meteo (free weather APIs)

• Ensured strict adherence to contribution guidelines:

  • ✔ Proper formatting and table structure
  • ✔ Alphabetical ordering
  • ✔ Standardized authentication fields
  • ✔ Clean and concise API descriptions
  • ✔ Repository-wide consistency

• Actively participated in:

  • 🔍 Reviewing repository standards
  • 🔄 Rebasing and maintaining clean commit history
  • 💬 Communicating with maintainers
  • ⚡ Iterating based on automated and manual feedback

• 📚 Public APIs Documentation
  👉 https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis#readme

• 🌐 SerpAPI Official Website
  👉 https://serpapi.com

• 🌦 Open-Meteo API Documentation
  👉 https://open-meteo.com

• 🧩 GitHub Open Source Guide
  👉 https://opensource.guide

• Contribute to high-impact repositories
• Improve developer experience and documentation
• Build tools and APIs for real-world use cases
• Collaborate with global developer communities

• 🌐 Develop modern web applications
• 🧠 Solve Data Structures & Algorithm problems
• 🤖 Work on AI-based systems
• 🎯 Build real-world impactful projects
• 🎨 Focus on UI/UX and user experience

• 📊 Data Structures & Algorithms
• 🌐 Full Stack Development (Next.js, APIs)
• 🤖 Machine Learning, Deep learning & AI Systems
• 🗄 Database Design & More About SQL

✨ "Code. Build. Learn. Repeat."