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Technical Community Newsletter/2024/January

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Welcome to 2024 🎉 and the 1st edition of this year's Wikimedia Technical Community Newsletter ‒ your source for updates, highlights, and insights from the past quarter, as well as a sneak peek into the exciting events on our horizon for the next quarter.

We believe in the power of community, and that includes your voice. Do you have something remarkable to share in the next quarterly newsletter? Perhaps a groundbreaking project, an event announcement, or an achievement you're particularly proud of? Add your suggestion to the talk page. We'd love to hear from you!

Highlights

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Outreachy Kick-Off Session, December 2023
  • Scholarship applications for Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 are open until Friday, January 5th, 2024. If you're interested, submit your application now before the deadline. Application Link: https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/wmhackathon2024/
  • Kindly participate in the December 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey at your convenience before January 5th, 2024. Your valuable input aids us in prioritizing enhancements to tools and platforms for our esteemed technical contributors. Access the survey (privacy statement)
  • Outreachy Winter Round (December 2023–March 2024) kicked off with 7 accepted projects and 7 interns working on these projects. Stay in the loop regarding the progress and updates of the selected projects by keeping an eye on the dedicated Outreachy/Round 27 page for this round.

What's new

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Top-level architecture of Wikifunctions
Wikifunctions Update: Now Running on WebAssembly!
Exciting news! Wikifunctions is now generally available and running on WebAssembly, providing an additional layer of security. Learn more about this development in our community updates.
Save the Date for the 2023/2024 Coolest Tool Award at Wikimania! 🏆
Join us for the 2023/2024 Coolest Tool Award, which will be both a physical and virtual gathering at Wikimania in Poland! Stay tuned for event details, including the call for nominations, event format, and more, coming your way in the next few months.
Wishathon March 2024
Wishathon March 2024Unveiling the Community Edition!
Get ready for the inaugural community edition of the Wishathon, happening from March 15th to 17th, 2024! Interested? Learn more and sign up on meta:Event:WishathonMarch2024

Conferences and Meetups

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Community metrics

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  • Number of tasks created in Q4/2023: 6340
  • Number of tasks closed in Q4/2023: 6371
  • Number of different people who created tasks in Q4/2023: 968
  • Number of different people who closed tasks in Q4/2023: 502

Suggested Reads

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Get involved!

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