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=== March 25 (today) ===

Tech discovery report 1/6 (@wikimedia, retweeted by @wikipedia and @mediawiki)
* t: Seeing through the eyes of new Wikimedia technical contributors
to make their first steps easier:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/25/seeing-through-the-eyes-of-new-technical-contributors/
* f/g: It’s incredibly valuable for a community to identify (and be
reminded of) the hurdles that newcomers must overcome when they first
join. In this series, new tech contributors share their impressions,
frustrations and discoveries as they explored MediaWiki’s and
Wikimedia’s technical world.

=== March 26 ===

Hovercards blog post (@wikimedia, retweeted from @Wikipedia and @mediawiki)
* t: Hovercards are now available as a Beta Feature on all Wikimedia
wikis. Log in and tell us what you think! <LINK>
*f/g: With Hovercards, whenever you hover over a link to another
article, a short summary of the article and a relevant image is
provided to you so you can make the decision about whether you want to
read the full article. Log in, enable it in your beta options, and
tell us what you think! <LINK>

=== March 27 ===

Tech discovery report 2/6 (@wikimedia, retweeted by @wikipedia and @mediawiki)
t: Tech discovery report: What is this Wikitech thing anyway?
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/27/tech-discovery-report-what-is-this-wikitech-thing-anyway/
*f/g: In this guest post, Code-in student Ashwin Bhumbla shares his
experience discovering the MediaWiki and Wikitech wikis, whose purpose
may not be as straightforward as experienced users think.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/27/tech-discovery-report-what-is-this-wikitech-thing-anyway/

Typography Refresh blog post (@wikimedia, retweeted by @wikipedia and
@mediawiki)
* t: Typography refresh: A new look for text, coming soon to all
Wikimedia sites. <LINK>
* f/g: Coming soon to Wikimedia sites: A small but important
typography refresh for better readability, consistency and
accessibility. <LINK>

=== March 29 ===

Tech discovery report 3/6 (@wikimedia, retweeted by @wikipedia and @mediawiki)
* t: A newcomer's journey through the maze of the @MediaWiki developer
documentation: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/29/through-the-maze-of-newcomer-developer-documentation/
* f/g: A newcomer's journey through the maze of the MediaWiki
developer documentation:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/29/through-the-maze-of-newcomer-developer-documentation/

=== March 31 ===

Tech discovery report 4/6 (@wikimedia, retweeted by @wikipedia and @mediawiki)
* t: A junior developer discovers @MediaWiki, its ecosystem &
community, and shares his experience:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/31/a-junior-developer-discovers-mediawiki/
* f/g: A junior developer discovers MediaWiki, its ecosystem &
community, and shares his experience:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/31/a-junior-developer-discovers-mediawiki/

== April 2014 ==

=== April 2 ===

Tech discovery report 5/6 (@wikimedia, retweeted by @wikipedia and @mediawiki)
* t: Discovering @MediaWiki's community and learning by asking
questions: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/04/02/discovering-and-learning-by-asking-questions/

* f/g: In this guest post, Code-in student Vlad John explains how he
realized that asking questions to fellow developers was the first step
towards solving problems.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/04/02/discovering-and-learning-by-asking-questions/

=== April 4 ===

Tech discovery report 6/6 (@wikimedia, retweeted by @wikipedia and @mediawiki)
* t: A young @MediaWiki developer’s story of discovery, perseverance
and gratitude: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/04/04/a-young-developers-story-of-discovery-perseverance-and-gratitude/

* f/g: In the last post of our Code-in stories, student Jared Flores
tells us about software that won't compile, messing up code commits on
Thanksgiving dinner and how fellow MediaWiki developers helped him
sort it all out.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/04/04/a-young-developers-story-of-discovery-perseverance-and-gratitude/


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Guillaume Paumier
Technical Communications Manager — Wikimedia Foundation

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