Wikimedia Apps/Team/Retrospectives/2016-05-20
Android[edit]
May 20, 2016
Previous Retrospective Actions[edit]
- None!
Significant Events[edit]
- Offsite
- New and moar estimation
- Google IO+
- Peer reviews
- Engagement survey
Loved[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Haven't reviewed the latest Android N and Google I/O announcements yet.
- "Needs Deployment" tag in Phab
Learned[edit]
- MCS board may be redundant (only some columns, though)
- Android devs have mad muscial instrument skillz
Longed for[edit]
- 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.
- How about some Espresso UI test?
Action Items[edit]
- [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[edit]
May 20, 2016
Previous Retrospective Actions[edit]
- [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[edit]
- Apple swift issues
- "partner" oppotunity
- blog post of love
- Joe said yes
- Reading offsite!
- We got the Wikipedia name+++
Worked Well[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Can we estimate bugs?
Action Items[edit]
- [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?"