Wikifunctions

Wikifunctions is a collaboratively edited catalog of computer functions to enable the creation, modification, and reuse of source code.[2][3] It is closely related to Abstract Wikipedia, an extension of Wikidata to create a language-independent version of Wikipedia using its structured data.[4][5][6] Provisionally named Wikilambda,[7] the definitive name of Wikifunctions was announced on 22 December 2020 following a naming contest.[8] Wikifunctions will be the first new Wikimedia project to launch since Wikidata in 2012.[9]

Wikifunctions
The Wikifunctions logo,[1] which features a lambda at its centre. The symbol is used in mathematical logic and computer science to introduce anonymous functions expressed with the concepts of lambda calculus.
Type of site
Founded2 July 2020 (2020-07-02)
OwnerWikimedia Foundation
Created byDenny Vrandečić
CommercialNo

A public demonstration system was set up at notwikilambda.toolforge.org and announced in October 2020. It was retired on 30 October 2022.[10]

The Wikifunctions Beta was announced in August 2022[11] and is available at wikifunctions.beta.wmflabs.org.

References
  1. "Abstract Wikipedia/Updates/2021-10-27". Meta-wiki. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. Harrison, Stephen (1 September 2021). "Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Language". Slate. Retrieved 1 September 2021. At heart, Wikifunctions is rather technical: It will let the community create functions—that is, sequences of computer programming instructions. These functions will use data as inputs, apply an algorithm, and calculate an output, which can be rendered into one of the natural human languages to answer questions.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Couto, Luis; Teixera Lopes, Carla (15 September 2021). "Equal opportunities in the access to quality online health information? A multi-lingual study on Wikipedia". 17th International Symposium on Open Collaboration. OpenSym 2021. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery: 12. doi:10.1145/3479986.3480000. ISBN 978-1-4503-8500-8. S2CID 238992827.
  4. Hill, Paul (13 April 2020). "Wikidata founder floats idea for balanced multilingual Wikipedia". Neowin. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. Čížek, Jakub (14 April 2020). "Wikidata.org: Představte si databázi, ve které by jednou mělo být úplně všechno". Živě.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. Noisette, Thierry (5 July 2020). "Abstract Wikipedia: un projet de traductions de l'encyclopédie depuis sa base de données". ZDNet France (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "Abstract Wikipedia/Name". Meta-wiki. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. Vrandečić, Denny. "Wiki of functions naming contest". Abstract-Wikipedia mailing list. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. Harrison, Stephen (1 September 2021). "Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Language". Slate. Retrieved 2 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Not Wikilambda is retired". notwikilambda.toolforge.org. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  11. "Abstract Wikipedia/Updates/2022-08-09 - Meta". meta.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2023.


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