Wikipedia Zero/imported/Retrospective-January-2014

Achievements

October

• Released a wide array of features and enhancements. [SEE TRELLO AND GERRIT]
• Added interstitials and UI chrome suppression
• Started redirecting ineligible access attempts against subdomains zero.wikipedia.org to a unified warning page
• Added support for partner self-management of configuration for JSON-oriented users
• Progress on IP address zero-rating lists
• Progress on Wikipedia Zero support for all Wikimedia projects.
• Proxy analysis
• launched Banglalink Bangladesh
• launched Wikipedia Zero and USSD/SMS pilot with Airtel in Kenya
• Began drafting portal requirements and user stories
• USSD Analytics reports from Praekelt data
• Footer text / multiple hyperlinks bug fixed
• Automation tests (enhancements)
• Helped analytics with web log anomalies
• Varnish dynamically loads IP->X-CS mapping file
• ESI restructuring
• Met with Beeline (RU), presented at Armenia & Russian Wiki Conf
• Vagrant improvements (helping Ori)

November

• Monitored the rollout of Wikipedia Zero via text (USSD/SMS) in partnership with Airtel Kenya and Praekelt for the first pilot of the program.
• Yuri promoted the program abroad.
• The team also prepared code and configuration for approval,
• Finalized IP addresses for zero-rating
• Deployed bugfixes for the Wikipedia app for Firefox OS.
• Added support for simpler JSON in configuration files,
• Enhanced performance and redirect features
• Constrained ZeroRatedMobileAccess extension loading to guard against repeats of last month's configuration bug.
• Proxy handling code
• Launched Tcell Tajikistan
• Launched Beeline Kazakhstan
• Opera - conditional display of banner
• Lots of bug fixes
• JS on-the-fly interstituat rewrite, don't bug me again
• Landing page m.wikipedia.org & zero.wikipedia.org dynamic redirects
• Bugello integration

December

• Implemented a global landing page redirector for mobile Wikipedia website access
• Added support for staged configuration submittals,
• Enhanced interstitials based on input from the field from Wikipedia Zero markets,
• Proxy handling release
• Analyzed USSD/SMS service and partner launch-related access
• General bugfixes.
• Started on an HTML5 webapp proof of concept as an option for rebooting the Firefox OS app.
• Launched Grameenphone Bangladesh with IP address zero-rating
• Added optional carrier (community?) specified text on top of landing page
• Progress on generic JSON configuration extension for use by extension like ZeroRatedMobileAcces
• JSON Config extension abstracted out
• Abstracted JSON Config into a separate extension, usable by - migrating soon
• Lead outreach for women student with codeacademy API course
• Zero rating of Wikipedia App begins

Observations

October

• Lots of back and forth messaging with upstream clients
• ++Messy logs from Praekelt (Dan)
• +Need to refine tests & alarming for automation testing
• ++Analytics anomalies/blockers (Carolynne)
• +++Ops blockers (ESI) (Adam)
• Travel
• Engaging with Mobile Web & Design

November

• Nudging and pushing our partners to move faster
• Bugs coming up in priority
• +Improved ops coordination
• +Mobile web team taking a greater interest in Zero

December

• Found security bugs
• First partner with ip address zero-rating
• Still takes a while to launch a partner
• Partners went dark during the holidays
• Didn't get enough done on the Zero pipeline due to pet projects

Post

• What are the connections, patterns, and shifts?
• Prioritize the negative bits over the quarter

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