Wikimedia Apps/Team/Retrospectives/2016-05-20

=Android= May 20, 2016

Previous Retrospective Actions

 * None!

Significant Events

 * Offsite
 * New and moar estimation
 * Google IO+
 * Peer reviews
 * Engagement survey

Loved

 * For the first time since 2000 and whatever, CI builds are super stable. One failure (due to plugin outside of our code) since 11 days ago or so (https://integration.wikimedia.org/ci/job/apps-android-wikipedia-periodic-test/).
 * We're waaaay ahead on estimation
 * Pointing bugs! Feeds!+
 * Offsite was pretty great. A valuable experience.+
 * Feels like our momentum is good since we've finished reading lists work+
 * Long running tasks are closing up! Code is stabilizing! Legit release is coming soon.+
 * Great discussion about endpoint names for feeds on Phab task+

Lacked

 * Haven't reviewed the latest Android N and Google I/O announcements yet.
 * "Needs Deployment" tag in Phab

Learned

 * MCS board may be redundant (only some columns, though)
 * Android devs have mad muscial instrument skillz

Longed for

 * More and faster tests.
 * How about some Espresso UI test?
 * Maybe. I have a bit of experience with Espresso but I'm still not sold on it.

Action Items

 * [BERND] Doing and Code Review columns on MCS board will be hidden
 * Contributors to MCS will tag with workboard project
 * [MAX] to email iOS and Web with changes and norms going forward
 * [STEPHEN] Ask Web/Sam/Baha about testing (Selenium, Espresso, Cucumber)

- =IOS= May 20, 2016

Previous Retrospective Actions

 * [COREY] Look into making Corey and Monte automatic viewers for anything related to MobileFrontend
 * [JOSH] Reach out to Web to see what their OTRS norms are INVALID
 * [MAX] Look into gCal To Dos system - assigning to other people? System for commitments outside of product, expectations from team members
 * [COREY] Sync with Josh and Monte on WWDC plans, travel, etc DONE
 * [JOSH] Get Rita access to Piwik

Significant Events

 * Apple swift issues
 * "partner" oppotunity
 * blog post of love
 * Joe said yes
 * Reading offsite!
 * We got the Wikipedia name+++

Worked Well

 * Release boards!
 * WIP
 * Design research and thinking on nearby
 * Although WK work scope crept a bit, most of it is done (~80 to ~90%)

Worked Poorly

 * underestimated scope of WK work (still worth doing)
 * iPad getting not so much love
 * lack of engagement data is really frustrating
 * Usertesting.com issues, lack of research tools

Questions

 * Can we estimate bugs?

Action Items

 * [COREY] Look into making Corey and Monte automatic viewers for anything related to MobileFrontend
 * [JOSH] Get Rita access to Piwik
 * [MAX] Email list about retro for Corey's sake
 * [MAX] Email list about "Can we estimate bugs?"