[Wikitech-l] No train next week; no deployments next Tuesday

2020-10-21 Thread Tyler Cipriani 
Hi all

There is a planned datacenter switchback next week scheduled for Tuesday,
October 27th 2020[0].

To avoid creating problems for our SREs we'll be skipping the train for
next week -- the week of 2020-10-26. Additionally, we want to avoid deploys
for a full 24 hours following the switchover. This means no deploys next
Tuesday (2020-10-27) and no deploys Wednesday (2020-10-28) until after
15:00UTC.

The deployment calendar is up-to-date[1].

As we head into the holiday season, I've added a list of foreseeable train
disruptions to the bottom of the Deployments Calendar[2].

Thanks!
-- Tyler

[0]: 
[1]: 
[2]: <
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments#Upcoming_Release_Train_disruptions
>
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[Wikitech-l] Scrum of scrums/2020-10-21

2020-10-21 Thread Deb Tankersley 
Hello,

This email contains updates for October 21, 2020. For the HTML version,
see: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Scrum_of_scrums/2020-10-21

Cheers,

Deb




*= 2020-10-21 =*

== Callouts ==
* Release Engineering: No train next week (2020-10-26), data center
switchover + offsite

== Product ==

=== iOS native app ===
* Updates:
** Continuing development on
[[phab:tag/ios-app-bonefish-on-a-balloon/|6.7.3]]
*** Article as a Living Document experiment
*** Will do user testing within the next week

=== Structured Data ===
* Updates:
**more on media search - improving interface, improving backend,
instrumentation

=== Abstract Wikipedia ===
* Updates:
**Voting in second round of
[[metawiki:Abstract_Wikipedia/Wiki_of_functions_naming_contest|the
community naming contest]] for what to call the central wiki of functions
will begin soon.
**Continuing work on using ZType data to enforce structure when editing
ZObjects.

=== Parsing ===
* Updates:
**Parsoid output for inline media output is going to change from
 to . Parsing Team needs all Parsoid clients
to update their code to handle either tag. if necessary. See
[[phab:T266143|T266143]]. We would like to switch Parsoid and core
output before the last train of the year rolls out.


== Technology ==

=== Engineering Productivity ===
 Release Engineering 
* Updates:
** Train Health
*** Last week: 1.36.0-wmf.13 - [[phab:T263179]]
*** This week: 1.36.0-wmf.14 - [[phab:T263180]]
*** Next week: No Train


--

deb tankersley (she/her)

sr program manager, engineering

Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikitech-l] TechCom meeting 2020-10-21

2020-10-21 Thread Krinkle 
The minutes from TechCom's triage meeting on 21 October 2020.

Present: Dan A, Tim S, Timo T.
Should npm packages maintained by Wikimedia be scoped or unscoped?

   -

   https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239742
   -

   NL: Still in inbox
   -

   TT: Seems companies do this both ways at times. Might not need a strict
   policy.
   -

   TS: Delegate to FSG?
   -

   TT: I'll ask Volker to bring it up in the next meeting.
   -

   Moved to Watching.

RFC: Bump Firefox version in basic support to 3.6 or newer

   -

   https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262946
   -

   Moved to Last Call.

RFC: PHP microservice for containerized shell execution

   -

   https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260330
   -

   Development is going right along. The basics have been figured out.
   -

   Still room for input on what the public interface of the MW service
   class would look like, and how e.g. an admin would write or generate the
   configuration for their Shellbox instance for the specific extensions they
   have  (E.g. Score requires additional commands to be registered  in the
   service).
   -

   Currently in P4. We should hear from e.g. Fandom and BlueSpice with any
   concerns to consider, or a confident signal that they're happy with this as
   it stands.

Next week IRC office hours

No IRC discussion scheduled for next week.


You can also find our meeting minutes at
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Committee/Minutes

If you prefer you can subscribe to our newsletter here

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:TechCom_Radar


-- Timo

On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 6:12 PM Niklas Laxström 
wrote:

> This is the weekly TechCom board review in preparation of our meeting on
> Wednesday. If there are additional topics for TechCom to review, please let
> us know by replying to this email. However, please keep discussion about
> individual RFCs to the Phabricator tickets.
>
> Activity since Monday 2020-10-15 on the following boards:
>
> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/techcom/
> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/techcom-rfc/
>
> Committee inbox:
>
>- T239742  Should npm
>packages maintained by Wikimedia be scoped or unscoped?
>   - Still in inbox
>
> Committee board activity:
>
>- T263904  Are traits part
>of the stable interface?
>   - Daniel moved to in progress (see last weeks email thread)
>
> New RFCs: (none)
>
> Phase progression:
>
>- T262946 Bump Firefox version in basic support to 3.6 or newer
>- P3 -> P4: ready to go on last call
>
> IRC meeting request: (none)
>
> Other RFC activity:
>
>- T119173 RFC: Discourage use of MySQL's ENUM type
>   - Concerns about removing existing uses, but it doesn't seem
>   necessary to remove them
>
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Re: [Wikitech-l] Announcing the Wikidata Query Service Tutorial

2020-10-21 Thread Revital Poleg 
And now with the direct link - Wikidata Query Service
 tutorial

We hope you'll find it useful!

Cheers
Revital Poleg

Revital Poleg

Executive Director, WMIL


‫בתאריך יום ד׳, 21 באוק׳ 2020 ב-21:35 מאת ‪Revital Poleg‬‏ <‪
revi...@wikimedia.org.il‬‏>:‬

> In 2019 Wikimedia Israel (WMIL) decided to develop instructional material
> for the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS). The background for this decision was
> that we see audiences to whom we introduce Wikidata become especially
> enthusiastic when we present the Wikidata Query Service
>  tutorial
> , which offers quite a
> unique feature within the landscape of information services available
> today. This enthusiasm often dampens when audiences discover that querying
> is not done using natural language but rather requires learning SPARQL.
>
> We believe learning SPARQL is not rocket science, even for audiences with
> no programming background. We created a step-by-step tutorial website to
> give users an introduction and some basic lessons on how to use the query
> service. While WDQS has a great Help section, this section might not be so
> helpful to users who are new to Wikimedia platforms. We therefore built the
> tutorial website on the WordPress platform which has a more familiar design
> to most users.
>


> We believe this website will make the WDQS more accessible, and hope this
> will be a way to expand Wikidata to new audiences.
>


> Currently the site is in English but we are open for collaborations to add
> the tutorial in other languages. We are also keen to hear feedback from
> those involved in Wikidata Outreach.
>


>
>
> Revital Poleg
>
> Executive Director
>
>
>
>
>
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[Wikitech-l] Announcing the Wikidata Query Service Tutorial

2020-10-21 Thread Revital Poleg 
In 2019 Wikimedia Israel (WMIL) decided to develop instructional material
for the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS). The background for this decision was
that we see audiences to whom we introduce Wikidata become especially
enthusiastic when we present the Query Service, which offers quite a
unique feature within the landscape of information services available
today. This enthusiasm often dampens when audiences discover that querying
is not done using natural language but rather requires learning SPARQL.

We believe learning SPARQL is not rocket science, even for audiences with
no programming background. We created a step-by-step tutorial website to
give users an introduction and some basic lessons on how to use the query
service. While WDQS has a great Help section, this section might not be so
helpful to users who are new to Wikimedia platforms. We therefore built the
tutorial website on the WordPress platform which has a more familiar design
to most users. We believe this website will make the WDQS more accessible,
and hope this will be a way to expand Wikidata to new audiences. Currently
the site is in English but we are open for collaborations to add the
tutorial in other languages. We are also keen to hear feedback from those
involved in Wikidata Outreach.


Revital Poleg

Executive Director
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[Wikitech-l] Seeking contributions for the Wikimedia Technical Blog

2020-10-21 Thread Sarah R 
Do you have a project or initiative you would like to write about for
the Wikimedia
Technical Blog ? We're currently seeking
contributions!

The Wikimedia Technical Blog is a central place for people to share stories
about the technical work that they do. Posts cover a range of topics

from how-tos, to community outreach, to deep dives into processes and
technology, and much more.

If you're interested in writing a blog post, read the editorial guidelines

to learn about what would make a good story and how to get published! We
manage the process of reviewing and publishing posts here:
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/Technical-blog-posts

Looking forward to hearing about your great work and reading your stories!

Sarah R. Rodlund
Senior Technical Writer, Developer Advocacy

srodl...@wikimedia.org
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