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An Orca screen reader tutorial

This tutorial covers how to install, set up and use Orca on Linux systems, with sighted developers, product managers, and user experience designers in mind. Orca is a screen reader available on Linux which is being continuously developed as part of the GNOME project. It is probably the best choice to test screen reader conformance when developing on Linux.

How we contributed Paint Timing API to WebKit

The story of how we decided to commission the implementation of Paint Timing API, a feature that lets us observe web performance from an end-user perspective. This web browser feature tells us at what point in time content started to appear on the screen for a visitor.

An Orca screen reader tutorial

How we contributed Paint Timing API to WebKit

A better Toolforge, part 2: a technical deep dive

Permuting Khmer: restructuring Khmer syllables for search

Celebrating 600,000 commits for Wikimedia

A better Toolforge, part 1: upgrading the Kubernetes cluster

What does it mean to “keep community in the loop” when building algorithms for Wikipedia?

Measuring the performance of Wikipedia visitors’ devices

Using Zulip, an Open Source tool, for engaging participants in Wikimedia’s technical outreach programs

Google Code-In 2019: The next generation of technologists contribute to Wikimedia’s code