Previous Retrospective Actions[edit]

- Action! Blog post for lead images [DMITRY]
- Waiting for comms/iOS catchup
- but Dan sent a cutoff date (Jan 5), launch 2 weeks after that https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Big_updates_in_the_Wikipedia_Android_app!
- Action! Blog post for wikidata descriptions for search [DAN] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Wikidata_to_improve_the_user_experience_on_mobile_devices
  - Dan keep pushing
- Action! Vibha will send around material design links and possibly set up a meeting to dive in this more [Vibha]
  - Vibha: seet up a meeting
- End of year sprint and dates [Kristen]

Worked Well[edit]

Once ready for merge we got lots done on the big ios refactor finally! +1+1
Android omg
- Amazingly ^ fast progress on image viewer on Android+1+1
Great work by the Search team (search API with Index) +1+1
- we knew who to talk to/there were resources available
- strong project/tech lead (Nik)
- user-centered focus (user was us :-))
Great work by Wikidata (pageterms) +1+1
I liked seeing some more important features/fixes bubble up
- e.g. working on the image viewer when it became apparent that it was more important
Apple's been faster about app store turnaround lately, yay
Tomasz helping us push refactor stuff over the finish line
- He ordered pizza!!!
- he pushed on deadlines/firm due dates
- document issues clearly/checklist card (eg Monte made a giant trello card as he was reviewing/integrating the code)
Transition to Material design theme/icons/toolbar was pretty smooth :)
Hiring going faster than previously
Hiring is moving!
Fixing the freezing bug on iOS pretty quickly and getting it out there+1
Dan still having fun writing patches for Android!
Adam is moving to our team!+100

Worked Poorly[edit]

Took too long to get the big ios refactor ready for merge. Perhaps break down differently next time so it's easier to land in pieces...
- sync more often on how the progress is going
- we expected things to go long, so didn't think to have short check-ins
- check-in points at small milestones, attempt integration of bits perhaps sooner/more often rather than just at very end
- danger in being 90% of the time 50% of the time
- mega-spike
Hiring still going too slow
Haven't pushed a production release for Android in a while (hope this will change next week) +1 (-1?)
^ Rift between iOS and Android feature-wise (may cause delay in release) +1(i don't think android should have to wait on anything just because it's not done on iOS yet)
Bug triaging/K-Phab
- Action! Try limiting individual standups to 1 minute
- "What's your one minute?"
- 20-second warning

Confuses Us[edit]

When tweet-a-fact will get on android
- Got bumped by the legal requirements this sprint
- at top of backlog!
- likely to start soon since we're crankin' through sprint
- please ping Moiz when you start working on it
What the deal is around comms splashes and product launches (see action item below)
Adam onboarding?
- don't worry
- Monte will make an onboarding list based on mobile web example
Rainpocalypse
- it's just rain+1+1
Still relearning phabricator for bugs and stuff

Action! Send around mobile web workboard view for bugs [Kristen]

Swift switchover spikes?
- we'll get to them when we get to them

Action! Talk to Erik about the balance between holding back features for the sake of Comm splashes vs. being open and transparent; what is the line for what is a splashy feature vs not [DAN]