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

Sample average page size for zero / non-zero pages . JavaScript: The latter change caused a 30-minute outage of JavaScript and CSS assets on Wikidata.