Blog - Philip Narteh

Debugging Life & Code - Logging Thoughts, One Entry at a Time

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August 24, 2026•20 min read

Google Summer of Code with Data for the Common Good: The Final Report

My GSoC 2026 work product. A patient can now connect their medical records from any hospital system that speaks SMART on FHIR, through one adapter that reads each server rather than hardcoding it. What I built, what still needs doing, and what the summer taught me.

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2026

July 17, 2026•6 min read

Google Summer of Code with Data for the Common Good: My Experience So Far

How I built one discovery-driven adapter that talks to any hospital system speaking SMART on FHIR, and why there is no code for Epic or Cerner anywhere in it. A midterm report.

March 16, 2026•2 min read

I Dug Into Wagtail's i18n Code. Here's What I Found.

Two gaps in Wagtail multilingual support that stood out to me while preparing my GSoC 2026 proposal.

2025

April 21, 2025•5 min read

The Djangonaut Space Program: A Recap

A final reflection on my journey through the Djangonaut Space Program with Team Saturn, exploring accessibility, contribution hurdles, and finding my space in open source.

March 20, 2025•5 min read

The Djangonaut Space Program: My Experience So Far

Reflections on my first steps into open source through the Djangonaut Space Program, Team Saturn, and making Django more accessible.

February 26, 2025•4 min read

Transforming Data with dbt and BigQuery

Exploring Analytics Engineering, dbt, and data transformation best practices

February 12, 2025•3 min read

Optimizing Data Workflows with BigQuery

Exploring OLTP vs OLAP, Data Warehousing, and BigQuery best practices

February 9, 2025•4 min read

Automating Data Pipelines with Kestra

A guide to workflow orchestration and automating ETL pipelines with Kestra

January 31, 2025•2 min read

How to Transfer Files Between Your Local Machine and a Remote VM with SFTP

A guide to securely transferring files using SFTP on WSL

January 31, 2025•3 min read

How to SSH into a Remote VM from WSL

Mastering SSH for seamless access to remote virtual machines

2023

March 2, 2023•6 min read

How Feature Flags Can Complement And Enhance Git Branching Strategies

Explore how feature flags can work alongside Git branching strategies to improve software deployment, reduce risks, and enable continuous delivery. Learn practical approaches to combining these powerful development tools for better release management.