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

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.

[Wikitech-l] Scrum of scrums/2020-10-21

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 +

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

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.

Re: [Wikitech-l] Announcing the Wikidata Query Service Tutorial

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 <‪

[Wikitech-l] Announcing the Wikidata Query Service Tutorial

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

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

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