This is really cool. Thanks for initiating! If you want to jump onto the next round of GSOC/Outreachy, the call for projects/mentors is still open. You can drop ideas for projects here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270429.
Best, Birgit On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 8:44 AM Kunal Mehta <lego...@member.fsf.org> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > We are starting a user group for people interested in spreading the > adoption of the Rust programming language[1] in the Wikimedia movement. > If you're not familiar with it, Rust is a systems programming language > that aims to provide the trifecta of safety, concurrency and speed. It's > very fun to use (rated #1 favorite language in Stack Overflow's survey 5 > years and counting) and has fantastic tooling. > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Rust_developers_user_group > > If you're already using Rust or looking to get started - please sign up! > > The current proposed goals of the user group are: > > * Develop a rich toolkit of Rust libraries and applications for working > with Wikimedia and MediaWiki projects and APIs > * Make Rust a first-class language in Wikimedia infrastructure like > Toolforge > * Encourage the usage of Rust where appropriate to build safer and > better tools > * Assist others who end up encountering Rust and need help (e.g. when > upstreams adopt Rust) > * Mentor new developers who are interested in contributing technically > to the Wikimedia movement, including through programs like GSoC and > Outreachy > > Have other ideas of what we could do? Please suggest them on the talk page! > > [1] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575650 > [2] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Rust_developers_user_group > > -- Legoktm > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia Cloud Services mailing list > Cloud@lists.wikimedia.org (formerly lab...@lists.wikimedia.org) > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/cloud > -- Birgit Müller (she/her) Director of Technical Engagement Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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