wikimediatech’s Tweets

Nov 22

Congratulations to our Dec. 2022 interns

@outreachy is pleased to announce new interns. For the Dec. 2022 cohort, 1378 initial applications were accepted, 481 applicants submitted final contributions,& 64 interns were accepted. We look forward to your awesome contributions.

Show this thread

1

New blog post by

: Web Perf Hero: Valentín Gutierrez Today we celebrate two numbers: 25% lower latency for ATS backend requests at the p75, and up to 1000X reduction of ATS disk read latency at the p999. techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/11/21/web

7

9

New blog post by

: HTTP/2 performance revisited In 2016, we found regressions in performance during the transition to HTTP/2 and are sharing the lessons we learned. techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/11/04/htt

5

@wikimedians_uae

@Wikimedians_uae

Oct 30

تعرض جلسة غوبا �?اسانث ال�?رص المختل�?ة المتاحة للمطورين الجدد �?ي منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إ�?ريقيا لإشراكهم �?ي المساحات التقنية لمؤسسة ويكيميديا #ويكي_عربية22 #Wikiarabia22

0:09

114 views

1

4

9

New blog post: Introducing Terraform support on Wikimedia Cloud VPS! Read about some of the technical challenges of adapting Cloud VPS to support Terraform. techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/10/24/int

1

3

9

Oct 12

Wikimedia is promoting 6 projects via

@Outreachy

Round 25. Know someone who cleared the initial eligibility check? Encourage them to explore our projects. We look forward to welcoming new members to our community �? outreachy.org/apply/project-

Quote Tweet

Outreachy Internships

Oct 8

The initial application results are now available for the May 2022 cohort We received a whopping 4,440 initial applications. 1640 initial applications were approved

We've sent emails to everyone with an approved initial application.

Show this thread

2

7

28

Oct 10

Only 2 days left to submit your nominations for the Coolest Tool Award 2022! What is your favourite #Wikimedia-related tool & what makes it so awesome? meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_T

10

17

Oct 5

There is 1 week left to submit your nominations for the Coolest Tool Award 2022! Tell us about your most used #Wikimedia-related tools! meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_T

16

19

Sep 28

The fourth edition of #CoolestToolAward is looking for nominations! What is the coolest #Wikimedia related tool & what makes it so awesome? Nominate your favourite tools until October 12! The top tools will be showcased in an online event: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_T

0:20

346 views

3

14

13

Sep 26

Congratulations to 11 interns on successfully completing a project via Google Summer of Code 2022 & Outreachy Round 24 with support and guidance from 20 mentors �? �? �? Learn more about their projects: mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Su, mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy

7

16

Aug 18

Wikimedia is participating in the winter edition of this year’s

@Outreachy

(December 2022–March 2023)! The call for projects and mentors is now open! Share your ideas around coding or non-coding projects here in a Phabricator task: phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313361

Quote Tweet

Outreachy Internships

Aug 9

@Outreachy December 2022 -March 2023 internship round is now open!! Apply to join the Outreachy #internship and get mentored by experienced FOSS contributors. outreachy.org/blog/2022-08-0 #OpenSource #Outreachy

Show this thread

[Now Open] Outreachy December 2022 internship applications

read image description

ALT

5

11

Wikimedia Foundation

@Wikimedia

Aug 14

Congratulations to Taavi Väänänen, the new Tech Contributor of the Year! 🎉 “I am a huge fan of Wikimedia's transparency and 'anyone can edit' model, and being able to help even a tiny part to make the projects even better is quite rewarding to me.�?—Taavi #Wikimania2022

1

15

44

The #wmhack Hackathon final showcase starts in less than a half hour. Join us to present what you worked on this weekend, or learn about what others have worked on during the #Wikimania! wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

1

2

5

Time to hack with

! Anyone who wants to contribute to Wikimedia's technical areas can join this year's

Hackathon. Take a look ⬇�? w.wiki/5ZtC #Wikimania2022 #wmhack

2

5

Aug 13

There are a few more sessions today at the Wikimania Hackathon! Join us if you want to find out more about Cloud Services, Scribe or PubMed: wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

Aug 12

New to the Wikimedia technical community? Check out the sessions happening now! There are events on #Phabricator #Git #Gerrit and more great topics. wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

A drawing of two people talking to each other. One is holding a laptop and one has a paper. They are on a green background.

read image description

ALT

3

Aug 12

The Opening Ceremony for the #wmhack #wikimania Hackathon is starting in 25 minutes! Find more information, including links, on the schedule page. wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

Three people with building blocks which spell HACK!

read image description

ALT

4

10

14

Aug 12

The #Wikimania Hackathon starts in 12 hours! What do you plan to work on? Tell us in the Pre-Hacking Showcase! wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

A hand wearing a watch hovering over a laptop with a green screen. The digital art is simple and stylized.

read image description

ALT

2

Replying to

and

The Wikimania Hackathon starts next Friday! There are still lots of spots in the schedule to add your Wikidata related sessions or project ideas (anyone can present a session). Can't wait to see many of you next weekend!

2

4

Aug 10

¿Te interesa ser parte de la comunidad técnica de Wikimedia? ¡Vení a nuestro encuentro en el festival Wikimanía 2022 phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314931

1

2

Aug 9

Are you a new #wikimedia technical contributor? Check out the list of resources we've put together for the Hackathon this weekend! wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

6

Aug 8

What #Wikimania sessions do you plan to attend? #wmhack wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program/S

A comic of 5 people in an online video conference.

read image description

ALT

2

1

4

Aug 8

This tweet includes a picture of two people using a SPARQL query. The query defaults to a map view and selects items that have the property p31 with value q1032372 and the property p625. The value of p625 is assigned to a variable called "geo." w.wiki/5YrJ

1

The #wmhack Hackathon starts with a pre-hacking showcase. It's a chance to share project ideas, find collaborators, and meet new people! RT if you plan to attend! wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

Three people with building blocks that spell H A C K !

read image description

ALT

2

4

Aug 6

Do you want to learn more about #Phabricator, #Gerrit, and technical development statistics? Join us for sessions at the Hackathon this Friday! wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

Person sitting cross-legged with a green laptop. The laptop has a W on it.

read image description

ALT

1

6

Wikimania

Aug 5

The #Wikimania2022 program is live and the platform is ready to explore! More information on Diff: diff.wikimedia.org/2022/08/05/pla

17

14

The

Hackathon begins in less than one week! Are you registered? wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

1

4

10

Wikimedia Foundation

@Wikimedia

Aug 1

If you want to know more about #Wikimania2022, watch this ⬇�?

Quote Tweet

Wikimedia Foundation

@Wikimedia

Jul 29

Wikimania is an annual tradition made possible by the Wikimedia community. It is almost time for #Wikimania2022! Learn more and register: wikimania.org @wikimania

0:57

2K views

10

New blog post: Join the

Hackathon, August 12-14 2022! techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/07/29/joi

1

3

Wikimania

Aug 1

Have questions about #Wikimania2022? Join an open space call this week! w.wiki/5XWG

10

13

Jul 29

This year's #Wikimania2022 Hackathon will start with a showcase. Join us to share project ideas, find collaborators, and socialize at the start of the event. wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2022:Hack

An illustration of 5 people in a video chatroom in different time zones.

read image description

ALT

1

2

6

Jul 27

Planning to attend the Hackathon? Make sure to register for

! You can also add your information to the Participants list. wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2022:Hack

Two people sitting on the ground, coding on laptops. One person has a hot drink.

read image description

ALT

1

10

16

What are you planning to work on at the

@wikimania

Hackathon? Add your projects in advance to Phabricator! phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/

2

8

Jul 25

Registration for #Wikimania2022 is now open! Make sure to sign up so you can attend the Wikimania Hackathon. #wmhack

Quote Tweet

Wikimania

Jul 25

Registration is now open for #Wikimania2022! Join us! w.wiki/5Vue

0:26

3.6K views

5

10

Jul 15

New blog post: "Building DReaMeRS: How and why we opened a datacenter in France" by

@XioNoXfr

Content delivery networks (CDNs) are one of the modern building blocks of the Internet. This blog post highlights a recent addition to Wikimedia’s CDN setup. techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/07/15/bui

World map representing the oceanic cables, highlighting the ones in relation to Marseille

read image description

ALT

14

28

Jul 13

Mark your calendars for the

Hackathon! The free, online, public event will take place from 16- 22 UTC August 12 and 12-17 UTC August 13, and include a final showcase on August 14. #wmhack wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2022:Hack

A person scratching their head while bugs crawl on their laptop

read image description

ALT

1

22

31

New blog post from

: What is in an edit? Automated detection of edit types on Wikipedia Learn about a new Python library for automatically detecting and summarizing what content is changed by edits on Wikipedia. techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/06/28/wha

1

10

15

Wikimedia Developer Portal - Discover and build Wikimedia technology

Jun 15

Find key technical documentation from a single entry point: check out the new Wikimedia Developer Portal at

developer.wikimedia.org

Find technical documentation, and connect with Wikimedia developer communities.

3

15

27

Jun 14

New blog post: Explore wiki project data faster with mwsql by

@iamslavina

Learn how the mwsql library makes it easier to download and work with SQL dump files in formats like Pandas dataframes or CSV. techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/06/13/exp

A code sample of how to create a Pandas DataFrame, in one line of code.

read image description

ALT

4

11

May 31

Wikimedia welcomes eleven #GSoC &