How the digilib image server learned to treat images with color profiles correctly and how I learned more about the weird quirks of Java’s image libraries than ever before.

Our December meetup was focussed on discussing the Python-based Django framework. Read our summary of the meetup!

This November we are planning to hold the first official Steering Committee elections. This blog post will summarize the key responsibilities and tasks of the Steering Committee.

Our “Awesome DHTools” repository has two new maintainers: Moritz Mähr and Diego Siqueira!

The Code Review Working Group of DHTech is starting the alpha phase of implementing a code review process for the digital humanities. For the initial round of reviews, we are looking for people willing to submit code for review and people willing to review someone else’s code.

Thanks to Moritz Maehr, DHTech now has a vastly improved list of curated DH related links. Have a look at them and consider adding your own tips for resources and tools as a pull request!

The first DHTech Meetup as a SIG took place on 29th of September. Members of the initial steering committee introduced themselves and shared some ongoing projects of the SIG. The attendees discussed the specific focus of DH software development in context to the wider RSE movement.

DHtech is now tweeting @dhtech_group

A survey to gauge the interest of the community for a technical mentorship program.

You should never share Django user databases between projects! But sometimes….