Re: [Wikitech-l] New RfC: server-side Javascript error logging

2014-07-25 Thread Strainu
2014-07-25 1:13 GMT+03:00 Gergo Tisza gti...@wikimedia.org: Many sites solve this issue by setting up an error handler in Javascript which reports any errors that occurred to a logging server. I tried to make a laundry list of things that need to be done or considered if we want to set up

[Wikitech-l] Please comment: Using factory functions for component instantiation

2014-07-25 Thread Daniel Kinzler
MediaWiki offers several extension interfaces based on registering classes to be used for a specific purpose, e.g. custom actions, special pages, api modules, etc. The problem with this approach is that the signature of the constructor has to be known to the framework, preventing us from moving

[Wikitech-l] Managing external dependencies for MediaWiki core

2014-07-25 Thread Daniel Kinzler
This is about whether it's OK for MediaWiki core to depend on other PHP libraries, and how to manage such dependencies. Background: A while back, I proposed a simple class for assertions to be added to core[1]. It was then suggested[2] that this could be placed in a separate component, which

Re: [Wikitech-l] Managing external dependencies for MediaWiki core

2014-07-25 Thread Antoine Musso
Le 25/07/2014 11:08, Daniel Kinzler a écrit : This is about whether it's OK for MediaWiki core to depend on other PHP libraries, and how to manage such dependencies. Background: A while back, I proposed a simple class for assertions to be added to core[1]. It was then suggested[2] that this

[Wikitech-l] [Tech Talk] HHVM in production: what that means for Wikimedia developers

2014-07-25 Thread Quim Gil
You are all invited to our next Tech Talk: HHVM in production: what that means for Wikimedia developers Tuesday, July 29 at 19:00 UTC Video stream: https://plus.google.com/events/cp5mjf6jrihevtdje8lmu5hvm1k Questions: wikimedia-dev IRC Wikimedia engineers are quickly approaching the point where

Re: [Wikitech-l] Anyone going to WikiMania?

2014-07-25 Thread Sumana Harihareswara
Good advice, Tim. I won't be at Wikimania or at the hackathon; I hope people have a lot of useful conversations. If you want something to happen, it's a good idea to put it on https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon/Brainstorming now. For instance, if you want there to be an

[Wikitech-l] Sysadmin appreciation day

2014-07-25 Thread Sumana Harihareswara
Today is the last Friday in July, so it's Sysadmin Appreciation Day. I thank all the people who have built and maintained Wikimedia's technical infrastructure since 2001 - volunteers, staff, and in between. :) I won't spam you too much with a repeat of my note from last year

Re: [Wikitech-l] Sysadmin appreciation day

2014-07-25 Thread Amir Ladsgroup
On 7/25/14, Sumana Harihareswara suma...@wikimedia.org wrote: Today is the last Friday in July, so it's Sysadmin Appreciation Day. I thank all the people who have built and maintained Wikimedia's technical infrastructure since 2001 - volunteers, staff, and in between. :) I won't spam you too

Re: [Wikitech-l] Anyone going to WikiMania?

2014-07-25 Thread Quim Gil
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Sumana Harihareswara suma...@wikimedia.org wrote: If you want something to happen, it's a good idea to put it on https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon/Brainstorming now. Note that the session proposals are being listed at

Re: [Wikitech-l] Call for Wikimedia Hackathon(s) 2014-2015

2014-07-25 Thread Quim Gil
Hi Pep, On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Pep Adrian josepadr...@gmail.com wrote: detailed budget of previous hackathons? (Zurich Amsterdam) This will be very useful to prepare our proposal. Are they available online? They will, but booth Zürich and Amsterdam are still polishing numbers /

Re: [Wikitech-l] Call for Wikimedia Hackathon(s) 2014-2015

2014-07-25 Thread Manuel Schneider
Am 25.07.2014 17:08, schrieb Quim Gil: On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Pep Adrian josepadr...@gmail.com wrote: detailed budget of previous hackathons? (Zurich Amsterdam) This will be very useful to prepare our proposal. Are they available online? They will, but booth Zürich and Amsterdam

Re: [Wikitech-l] Moving Mathoid to production cluster

2014-07-25 Thread Moritz Schubotz
Hi Bryan, On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Bryan Davis bd...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 7:00 AM, Moritz Schubotz phy...@physikerwelt.de wrote: Hi Bryan, thank you very much for your contribution to the Math extension and the associated vagrant role. :) You're welcome.

[Wikitech-l] Fwd: Please welcome Kristen Lans, ScrumMaster

2014-07-25 Thread Arthur Richards
Hi everyone, I'm very pleased to welcome Kirsten Lans to the Wikimedia Foundation, as the first ScrumMaster [1][2] hire into the newly formed Team Practices Group [3]. Kristen will be taking over ScrumMaster duties for the Mobile Web and Mobile Apps Engineering teams. Prior to joining WMF,

Re: [Wikitech-l] Please welcome Kristen Lans, ScrumMaster

2014-07-25 Thread Arthur Richards
Of course I forwarded this without correcting a terrible typo, for the record, Kristen's name is Kristen - NOT Kirsten ;) On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Arthur Richards aricha...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi everyone, I'm very pleased to welcome Kirsten Lans to the Wikimedia Foundation, as

Re: [Wikitech-l] [teampractices] Please welcome Kristen Lans, ScrumMaster

2014-07-25 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Arthur Richards, 25/07/2014 20:13: Prior to joining WMF, Kristen worked for six years with the TED prize-winning Encyclopedia of Life project [4], a free, open resource that aims to provide access to knowledge about all life on Earth. ...which is localised on translatewiki.net as well (and

[Wikitech-l] Roadmap and deployment highlights - week of July 28th

2014-07-25 Thread Greg Grossmeier
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the WMF Engineering Roadmap and Deployment update. The full log of planned deployments next week can be found at: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments#Week_of_July_28th A quick list of notable items... == Early next week == * The new PDF

Re: [Wikitech-l] Managing external dependencies for MediaWiki core

2014-07-25 Thread Bryan Davis
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 4:45 AM, Antoine Musso hashar+...@free.fr wrote: Le 25/07/2014 11:08, Daniel Kinzler a écrit : This is about whether it's OK for MediaWiki core to depend on other PHP libraries, and how to manage such dependencies. Background: A while back, I proposed a simple class

[Wikitech-l] next week: caching overhaul RfC

2014-07-25 Thread Sumana Harihareswara
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Architecture_meetings/RFC_review_2014-07-30 So, I was wrong - instead of talking about RCStream, WebSockets, and similar streamy goodness next week, we'll be talking about Matt Walker's

Re: [Wikitech-l] jQuery UI 1.10.4 and IE6 support

2014-07-25 Thread Thomas Mulhall
I also think that a notice should be put ontop of mediawiki to say that internet explorer 6 is no longer supported and ask them to upgrade to internet explorer 8. On Friday, 25 July 2014, 0:14, Thomas Mulhall thomasmulhall...@yahoo.com wrote: We had a discussion about internet explorer

Re: [Wikitech-l] jQuery UI 1.10.4 and IE6 support

2014-07-25 Thread Max Semenik
Why? Everyone who was able to upgrade already did that. The remainder are either users with really crappy machines or corporate slaves who can't decide anything themselves. What will you achieve by annoying them? On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 2:36 PM, Thomas Mulhall thomasmulhall...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [Wikitech-l] Fwd: Please welcome Kristen Lans, ScrumMaster

2014-07-25 Thread Ricordisamoa
Il 25/07/2014 20:10, Arthur Richards ha scritto: Prior to joining WMF, Kristen worked for six years with the TED prize-winning Encyclopedia of Life project [4], a free, open resource that aims to provide access to knowledge about all life on Earth. The successful brother of Wikispecies, I

Re: [Wikitech-l] Fwd: Please welcome Kristen Lans, ScrumMaster

2014-07-25 Thread Kristen Lans
Thank you for the words of welcome everyone! I am so happy to be here :-) On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Ricordisamoa ricordisa...@openmailbox.org wrote: Il 25/07/2014 20:10, Arthur Richards ha scritto: Prior to joining WMF, Kristen worked for six years with the TED prize-winning

Re: [Wikitech-l] Feedback for mediawiki api development course on codecademy.

2014-07-25 Thread Diwanshi Pandey
Hi Sumana, Really sorry. M travelling for WeTech event by Mozilla that's why couldn't coordinate upon this.. Once i settle down i will see to the codecademy problems. Thanks On Jul 23, 2014 2:42 PM, Justin Folvarcik jfolvar...@gmail.com wrote: Yep, it's bugged. Can't get past the second

Re: [Wikitech-l] jQuery UI 1.10.4 and IE6 support

2014-07-25 Thread Bryan Davis
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 4:56 PM, Max Semenik maxsem.w...@gmail.com wrote: Why? Everyone who was able to upgrade already did that. The remainder are either users with really crappy machines or corporate slaves who can't decide anything themselves. What will you achieve by annoying them? +2. I