User:Linkdude101

I am a participant in the 2013 Google Code-in challenge. You can find my submission for the "Convert two pictures of diagrams into Wikitext" task at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Linkdude101/Project:New_contributors_diagrams

When I first heard about the 2013 Google Code-in challenge, I was very interested, but disappointed because it seemed to focus on programming languages like Java and C++. Although I have experience with those languages, I am more skilled in languages like HTML and CSS. As I looked into the contest, however, I learned that web design and user interface tasks were present! I was extremely excited, because now I had a way to practice the areas in which I am most skilled. I noticed Wikimedia as a sponsoring organization. Like many others, I use Wikipedia for everything -- learning random information, settling bets, and more. However, I had never edited an article or gotten involved in the community, also like many others. When the contest began, I went straight to Wikimedia for a task, and found one that caught my eye: Convert two pictures of diagrams into wikitext. This seemed like a fun, but challenging task, so I requested to work on the task. While waiting for my claim to be approved, I went to mediawiki.org and read about the site.