Fatuma Abdullahiblog.hijabicoder.dev·Dec 18, 2024An Outreachy Chapter BeginsHi 👋 , my name is Fatuma Abdullahi. I’m a front-end developer, accessibility advocate, FreeCodeCamp author, and recently, a Product Design contractor at Wikimedia. If you are wondering how that is, the answer is Outreachy. Outreachy is a non-profit ...20 likes·43 readsoutreachy
Geoffrey Logovigeoffreylgv.hashnode.dev·Oct 27, 2024General information on videoconferencing technologiesHi there, welcome once again, another week, another progress. This is just a quick documentation of my latest learning and blogging so far. It’s been a time now (since the 10th of October precisely) since I’ve been contributing to Wikimedia and I did...Open Source
Onyewuchi Esther chikamsoestherkamso.hashnode.dev·Oct 26, 2024Assistive TechnologyThere have been discussions focusing on diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) in the world of technology. It is paramount to make technology more accessible to people regardless of their demography, disabilities or conformity. What is DEI about? Accor...ASSISTIVE TECHNOLGY
Prince Larbipkwolffe.hashnode.dev·Sep 13, 2024Leveraging the Ghana NLP API to Localize Technology and Open Knowledge for African CommunitiesGhana Natural Language Processing (NLP) offers powerful tools like translation services, speech-to-text (STT), and text-to-speech (TTS) solutions in local languages. These innovations are essential for developers, startups, wiki-people and entreprene...10 likes·28 readsBuild with GhanaNLP API#open foundation west africa
James Okoliedevjames.hashnode.dev·Aug 6, 2024An Inspiring Conversation with Anthony Ngene: From Nigeria to Google and BeyondIntroduction In the fast-evolving realm of software engineering, individuals look to the stories of triumph and progress not solely for motivation, but as a guiding light to navigate their career paths. Recently, as an Outreachy intern, my peers and ...internships
Victory Amadilavictoire.hashnode.dev·Apr 26, 2024Could This Be The Weirdest Python Library Ever?I got introduced to the world of computer programming with Python (I am a staunch member of the ‘HTML is not a programming language’ camp), and after I got wowed by the basics and stuff, I went to get the award winning Head First Python book for furt...4 likesPython
Crawlbasecrawlbase.hashnode.dev·Apr 22, 2024Web Scraping Wikipedia TablesThis blog is originally posted to the crawlbase blog. In this article, you’ll learn how to scrape a table from Wikipedia, transforming unstructured web page content into a structured format using Python. Covering the essentials from understanding Wik...1 likeData Science
Crawlbasecrawlbase.hashnode.dev·Mar 13, 2024Scrape Wikipedia in Python - Ultimate TutorialThis blog is originally posted to the crawlbase blog. In this guide, we’ll be scraping Wikipedia, the Internet’s largest encyclopedia. Whether you’re an academic researcher, content creator, data scientist, or simply curious about how to build a Wiki...Wikipedia
Alwoch Sophiasalwoch.hashnode.dev·Jan 18, 2024My Outreachy internship mid-point progress reportYou may or may not already know that I am participating in the December 2023 Outreachy internship with Wikimedia. We've reached the half way mark and so far it has been quite an experience; so much learning. Actually, most of what i've implemented in...29 readsoutreachy
Oyindamola Olatunjioyinolatunji.hashnode.dev·Jan 12, 2024Outreachy Blog #3: Think About Your AudienceEvery now and then, I am asked what I do at Outreachy, and my response is usually that I work at Wikipedia because only a few know that the Wikimedia Foundation is the parent body housing Wikipedia and other projects. In this article, I will talk abo...21 likes·59 readsoutreachy
