GSoC: Adding native support for histogram chart

[Devansh Varshney]

Hi everyone,

I am Devansh and this year I have been selected for the* Google Summer of
Code (GSoC) program with LibreOffice* to *Add the support for the Histogram
Chart* - GSoC Idea list (
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GSoC/Ideas#Histogram_.28and_other_missing.29_Chart_Type
) and *Tomaž Vajngerl* is going to be* my mentor,* who has guided me
throughout the proposal process and will continue to do so until the
project's completion.

I gravitated towards adding the support for the Histogram chart (and if
time permits other missing charts also from the MS Office 2016) stems from
my family background in science, engineering, and finance, where data
visualization plays a crucial role. Working on this project allows me to
connect with my family's work and explain my contributions in a meaningful
way.

Second, while preparing the proposal report I came across that the *CERN*
also uses the LibreOffice for their work is doing a work around because of
no native support of these new chart types. (
https://indico.cern.ch/event/977476/contributions/4204938/attachments/2191304/3703670/EN-Plotting-a-histogram-in-libreoffice.pdf)
which was the point where I can see the impact of this task. Not only this
*IndiaMart*, a prominent B2B marketplace where my friends work told me that
it also uses LibreOffice.

Seeing the potential impact of this project on real-world users was a
significant motivator for me. This project checks all the right boxes for
me.

I have been impressed by the LibreOffice community and documentation, which
are among the best I've seen.
I'd like to extend my gratitude to the community members who have helped me
get started with my contributions, including Hossein, Heiko, Michael,
Marco, and especially Ilmari, who was the first to guide me.

Regards,
Devansh <https://www.youtube.com/@kyuantym>
(IRC: devansh)
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