Readers/Web/Team/Onboarding

= Software Developer On boarding (Tech) =


 * Add X to relevant calendar invites: Standup, Weekly meetings, etc (Scrummaster)
 * Add X to relevant team page on mw.org (Scrummaster)
 * Explain team development cycle and Trello workflow (Scrummaster)
 * Subscribe to mobile-l. Default list for all tech discussions (Product Manager)
 * Subscribe to mobile-tech. Use for administrivia (vacation, missed meetings, standup status) (Director)
 * Introduce to mobile web team members who haven't met him (Product Manager)
 * Setup IRC.Setup on common wiki channels. (Tech Lead)


 * Take a pause and let them explore ... (Everyone)
 * Setup Vagrant (Tech Lead)
 * Explain MobileFrontend (Tech Lead)
 * Setup Gerrit Access. Explore Gerrit workflow. Tutorial for gerrit at http://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Gerrit/Tutorial. (Tech lead)
 * Fix a small bug. Plenty abound, we can pick one as time gets nearer. Get the patch through gerrit and get it merged
 * Fix a couple more small bugs to get a clearer idea of how things are
 * Take up a card for a full feature and implement it.
 * Check-in meeting a few days after start date (Scrummaster)

= Welcome Email =

Greetings,

If you're reading this then you're likely a new member of the Mobile department at the Wikimedia Foundation. Welcome! We're really excited to have you join us and want to make your first days/weeks/months both productive and fun. Here are some quick links to get you started.

Our team: http://bit.ly/WMFStaff

Team portal: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mobile

Goals : https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering/2014-15_Goals

Chat: IRC #wikimedia-mobile (freenode)

Code: Apps: https://github.com/wikimedia MediaWiki Mobile Extension: http://bit.ly/16uUYgS

Email: mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org (Public default discussion list) wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org (Public technical discussion list) mobile-tech@wikimedia.org (Private sparingly used mobile department only list)

Meetings: MWF stand ups for most teams, monthly showcases, and other meetings as necessary

If you get lost or are confused about what you should be doing then grab one of your new team mates and chat over coffee, tea, milk, beer, etc.

Were happy to have you with us!