Wiki Loves Monuments mobile application/Retrospective

= WLM Project Retrospective = 19 September, 2012

What worked/went well?

 * Shit got done in tight schedules
 * Things got fleshed out that were not clear rather than sitting there getting stale
 * we had brion! :D \o/
 * Arthur
 * bug list (only 3 open - https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=147521&bug_severity=blocker&bug_severity=critical&bug_severity=major&bug_severity=normal&bug_severity=minor&bug_severity=trivial&resolution=---&query_based_on=WikiLovesMonuments&query_format=advanced&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=WikiLoves%20Monuments%20Mobile&known_name=WikiLovesMonuments )
 * massive team communication
 * simultaneously very task-focussed but also very flexible to change/last minute requirements
 * huge amount of work done in a short period of time
 * drive to gain clarity around tasks
 * highly responsive to community users
 * bug triages
 * saying no

What didn't?

 * bugzilla and mingle didn't work together so well
 * possibly only use bugzilla for defects+
 * [Jon] i18n stuff +++
 * spike
 * week-long sprint
 * insufficiently curated backlog - last-minute surprise features +
 * inability to respond to serious app crashes
 * upstream communication with WLM; not always clear who was responsible for what, lots of buck-passing +
 * mobile app vs. web app - often approached things from a perspective that would work well for a web app but not a mobile app +
 * In the beginning, it was assumed that we can use TS and existing code just fine. How do I type a double-dotted i in "naive"? +
 * beta releases
 * Perhaps could have released earlier to the app store? +
 * 1 week iteration
 * too many meetings? (possibly due to 1 week iterations) +
 * lack of attention to mobile site
 * [Arthur] volunteer involvement++++
 * being more tactical in our community, applying more mentoring
 * build more time into our sprints for volunteer engagement +
 * open up planning process
 * public bug triage
 * we could not have done the data/api without the volunteers, particularly Maarten
 * bring back yuvi +
 * 1/2013 - can we add a timer to the big screen after Wiki Loves Monuments is over
 * YES - TTY - TimeTillYuvi
 * feature creep?
 * [Team] arthur didn't code as much as he could have +++

Anything still puzzling?

 * [Brion] out of memory errors are hard to reproduce; we kinda know where it might be failing but it's hard to tell for sure what's at fault
 * [Tomasz] When we will bury it?
 * should we bury it - well, if you're personally interested in maintaining it... Good luck! :P
 * YES