[Cloud] Data Usage at WMF - Interview?

Hello WMF Cloud Services users! The WMF Data Platform Engineering team is strategizing about how people use WMF data. We would like to gather qualitative feedback

[Cloud] javascript tooling?

I'm about to embark on building a client-side javascript tool intended to help with enwiki's [[WP:DYK]] process. JS is not my strength (and what I do know about tooling is quite outdated) so I'm looking for advice on what's in common use in the WMF environment these days. If I'm going to learn

[Cloud] Re: javascript tooling?

Hi, Vue.js is afaik current choice. - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Vue.js -- Kimmo On Thu, Aug 8, 2024 at 6:34 PM Roy Smith wrote: > I'm about to embark on building a client-side javascript tool intended to > help with enwiki's [[WP:DYK]] process. JS is not my strength (and what I > do know

[Cloud] Re: javascript tooling?

Vue.js is definitely a good option. I already had a lot of JavaScript experience, but I learned Vue at someone's recommendation for a wikimedia project and it was a great experience. One quick tip that might help you: in the "old world" you might use jQuery or something to do AJAX requests (XHR).

[Cloud] Re: javascript tooling?

Just wanted to know, is this like a separate standalone page or do you want to make it into a Gadget (like Twinkle)? If it’s standalone you can use Vue or React or any other front end framework, but if you want to make it as a Gadget you’re going to have to do a bit more work to make it work. Espec

[Cloud] Re: javascript tooling?

My initial idea was indeed some extra buttons on an existing wiki page, but that's not set in stone. I assumed just adding some buttons would be easier, but from what you say, maybe not? And per Travis's note, yeah, I grew up with jQuery, but I gather it's a bit old-school there's days. On Aug 8, 2