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I’m Siddharth, but you might stumble across `edith007` in some corners of the internet. I work at [LaunchDarkly](https://launchdarkly.com/) where I focus on developer tools around feature flags and experimentation.

I like to tinker with Git and developer tooling. Some of my contributions have [landed upstream in Git](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/log/?qt=grep&q=Siddharth+Asthana), and this year I’m mentoring with the [Git organization for GSoC 2026](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/organizations/git).

Previously I did GSoC with GitLab (2022 & 2023) and was an LFX mentee with Cortex. I’m part of the [GitLab Core Team](https://about.gitlab.com/community/core-team/).

When I’m not in the tech zone, I’m probably reading, poking around open source projects that catch my eye (these days that’s often database-related orgs), or on a road trip somewhere in India, or planning the next one.

Want to reach out? Email works best: [siddharthasthana31@gmail.com](mailto:siddharthasthana31@gmail.com). I prefer async over calls, and a polite request to please follow [NoHello](https://www.nohello.com/) if you’re writing for technical help.
]]> Siddharth Asthana 2026-08-03T07:37:10.617Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/Week%206%20%E2%80%94%20Deep%20Dive%20into%20git%20range-diff%20and%20RawRangeDiff%20RPC/ 2023-07-27T18:30:00.000Z The past couple of weeks were quite an adventure for me. In the midst of the week 4 & 5, I found myself immersed in a series of]]> Week 6 β€” Deep Dive into git range-diff and RawRangeDiff RPC 2026-08-03T07:37:10.617Z Siddharth Asthana 2023-07-12T18:30:00.000Z In my previous <![CDATA[Week 4 & 5 β€” Exploring Rangediff Proto, Feature Flags, and Mailmap Changes!]]> 2026-08-03T07:37:10.617Z Siddharth Asthana 2023-06-21T18:30:00.000Z In my previous <![CDATA[Week 2 & 3 β€” Taking first steps… Understanding and writing protobuf for the range diff RPC]]> 2026-08-03T07:37:10.617Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/Week%201%20%E2%80%94%20Exploring%20GitLab's%20Diffs%2023405c63df6d4bdc8679945b03bfdf15/ 2023-06-03T18:30:00.000Z I am finally back home 🏑 and it’s May 29th, marking the official start of GSoC coding period! Since I was about to graduate from]]> Week 1 β€” Exploring GitLab's Diffs 2026-08-03T07:37:10.614Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/Kickstarting%20GSoC%202023%20with%20GitLab%20%F0%9F%9A%80/ 2023-05-14T18:30:00.000Z TLDR: This blog contains the proposal that got me accepted in GSoC andΒ  Kickstarting GSoC 2023 with GitLab πŸš€ 2026-08-03T07:37:10.596Z Siddharth Asthana 2023-04-03T18:30:00.000Z The Beginning! Progress on Cortex's Importer Service 2026-08-03T07:37:10.608Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/My%20experience%20as%20a%20GitLab%20Hero%20in%20Developer%20Director%20Shadow%20Program%20/ 2023-03-03T18:30:00.000Z As a GitLab Hero, I was thrilled to hear about the company’s My experience as a GitLab Hero in Developer Director Shadow Program 2026-08-03T07:37:10.609Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/Week%2015%20and%20The%20Final%20GSoC%20Blog!%20ec5ecf7d0a5140219fe4d6b8051c2a3c/ 2022-09-25T18:30:00.000Z GSoC Week 15 β€” The Final GSoC Blog! 2026-08-03T07:37:10.616Z Siddharth Asthana 2022-09-17T18:30:00.000Z Well Hello friend πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Last week, I got a 2-week extension on my GSoC timeline. Now, I can put that time on completing my git]]>

<![CDATA[GSoC Week 13 & Week 14 β€” Making options in git-cat-file honor mailmap!]]> 2026-08-03T07:37:10.580Z Siddharth Asthana 2022-09-03T18:30:00.000Z Well Hello friend πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Time really flies! It’s been two months since GSoC began, and now it is about to end in a couple of weeks]]>

<![CDATA[GSoC Week 11 & Week 12 β€” Things are coming along πŸš€]]> 2026-08-03T07:37:10.580Z Siddharth Asthana 2022-08-20T18:30:00.000Z Well Hello friend πŸ‘‹πŸ»

A lot has happened since I published by previous blog. I had to travel a lot last week as my college]]>

<![CDATA[GSoC Week 9 & Week 10 β€” Debugging]]> 2026-08-03T07:37:10.595Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/GSoC%20Week%208%20%E2%80%94%20Making%20progress%20one%20step%20at%20a%20time/ 2022-08-06T18:30:00.000Z Well Hello friend πŸ‘‹πŸ»

I am really happy to share that the patch for adding support for mailmap in git-cat-file is]]>

GSoC Week 8 β€” Making progress one step at a time 2026-08-03T07:37:10.595Z Siddharth Asthana 2022-08-01T18:30:00.000Z Well Hello friend πŸ‘‹πŸ»

I was not in capacity to publish my week 6 blogs as I was not able to focus much on work due to health]]>

<![CDATA[GSoC Week 6 & week 7 β€” Diving deep into GitLab and Gitaly!]]> 2026-08-03T07:37:10.595Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/GSoC%20Week%205%20%E2%80%94%20A%20week%20for%20experiments%2016272c5bb1744d20bcc35006c1ef784f/ 2022-07-19T18:30:00.000Z Well Hello Friend!! πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Thanks to all the reviews I have been receiving on my patches, I think I have improved my patches a lot.]]>

GSoC Week 5 β€” A week for experiments 2026-08-03T07:37:10.581Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/GSoC%20Week%204%20%E2%80%94%20Improving%20Patches/ 2022-07-09T18:30:00.000Z Well Hello Friend!! πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Time really flies! It’s been a month since GSoC began!

I remember discussing with my brother when]]>

GSoC Week 4 β€” Improving Patches 2026-08-03T07:37:10.581Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/Week%203%20%E2%80%94%20Let's%20see%20what%20the%20Git%20community%20has%20to%20say/ 2022-07-02T18:30:00.000Z Well Hello Friend!! πŸ‘‹

After a lot of iterations and reviews from my mentors, the patch was in a good enough shape to posted on]]>

GSoC Week 3 β€” Let's see what the Git community has to say! 2026-08-03T07:37:10.617Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/Using%20GDB%20for%20Debugging%20in%20Git/ 2022-06-29T18:30:00.000Z I always use print() statements for debugging my code and projects. It is also known as The Caveman Debugger. I got to know about this]]> Using GDB for Debugging Git 2026-08-03T07:37:10.613Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/GSoC%20Week%202%20%E2%80%94%20Striving%20to%20make%20the%20patch%20better!/ 2022-06-25T18:30:00.000Z As I have mentioned in my previous blog, my commits had still a few rough edges, so I spent time fixing those this week!

The]]>

GSoC Week 2 β€” Striving to make the patch better! 2026-08-03T07:37:10.581Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/GSoC%20Week%201%20--%20The%20Beginning!/ 2022-06-19T18:30:00.000Z Even though GSoC is a remote mentorship program, I didn’t want to be at home during the period, so I came to live with my brother in]]> GSoC Week 1 β€” The Beginning! 2026-08-03T07:37:10.579Z Siddharth Asthana https://siddharthasthana.dev/blog/From%20Selecting%20an%20Org%20to%20Getting%20Selected%20in%20GSoC%20/ 2022-06-12T18:30:00.000Z TLDR: This blog contains the proposal that got me accepted in GSoC and From Selecting an Org to Getting Selected in GSoC 2022 2026-08-03T07:37:10.579Z