Technical Community Newsletter/2020/July

Coming Soon

Features

 * The Wikimedia Virtual Hackathon took place May 9-11. Explore the outcomes in the  hackathon showcase.
 * Cloud Services has completed the Toolforge Kubernetes migration. Learn More.

What's new?

 * Are you interested in technical writing for an Open Source project? Google Season of the Docs 2020 is now open for applications! Check out the GSOD Zulip stream for updates.
 * The Small Wiki Toolkits, Indic Series started in June 2020.
 * The Google Code-in program is ending after 10 successful years. Thank you to all volunteers and mentees who have participated over the last decade.
 * Proposals for a new MediaWiki logo are now open for feedback.

Community metrics

 * Popular gadgets used across wikis

Wikimedia

 * The Wikimedia Foundation have reviewed the current global public health landscape and we ask all grantees to postpone or cancel all public events and activities until the World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 pandemic over. See the COVID-19 Notice for more information.

Other

 * June 29 - July 2, 2020 (Virtual): Open Source Summit North America
 * May, June, July 2020 (Virtual): API the Docs. Conferences and talks.
 * August 9 - August 11 (Virtual): Write the Docs: Portland

Get involved!

 * Check out the Wikimedia Technical Blog and Wikimedia Technical Talks to learn more about the technology and activity that drives Wikimedia projects.
 * Interested in mentoring or interning? Explore Wikimedia outreach programs.