Multimedia/Standup notes/2017/June

2017-06-01 edit

Matthias edit

  • Review take home tests
  • Make MMV use mw.storage

2017-06-05 edit

Matthias edit

  • Review take home test
  • Fixed flipped 3d thumb

2017-06-06 edit

Matthias edit

  • Annual reviews
  • Fix disappearing MMV/3D controls

Mark edit

  • Strategy stuff, got distracted by errands yesterday as well
  • Working on infinite vertical rotation, not convinced it's possible within our current system

2017-06-07 edit

Mark edit

  • Heuristic evaluation is up, so I'll spend some time with that today
  • Interview stuff a bit later
  • In between: Task hunting?

Matthias edit

2017-06-12 edit

Matthias edit

  • Review take home test
  • See if search picks up STL files fine

Mark edit

  • Take home test review
  • Going to look into board tasks and see what I can take on

Chris edit

  • Responded to 3D outreach email
  • Will post to admin noticeboard

Anthony edit

  • Was catching up with other stuff last week
  • Cross-browser testing suspect, trying to run on another tool
  • Exploratory testing this week

Adam edit

  • Meeting with Nirzar today for 3D stuff
  • Strategy sessions done, will make (most of) standups this week
  • Friday off


2017-06-13 edit

Matthias edit

  • Not much, Vagrant...

Adam edit

  • Rumble around mp3 support
  • Went through 3D tasks with Nirzar

2017-06-14 edit

Mark edit

  • Scrum of Scrums today - anything I need to add last-minute?
  • Continuing to rattle around our workboard today, maybe some CR for Matthias

Matthias edit

  • Fixed 3d2png - was broken after recent update of one of its dependencies
  • Disabled MMV 3D arrow controls for rotation
  • Working on launching MMV by clicking raster image

Chris edit

  • Holding off on bugging Commons admins until wikilegal post is up
  • I have some feedback from other CLs on reaching out to admins on Commons. Look for an email soon. :)

Adam edit

  • Nirzar has claimed some tasks in the 3D board, that means he needs to provide some mocks
  • MP3 discussion...need to discuss what we want to work on and when

2017-06-15 edit

Matthias edit

  • Open MMV by clicking 3D thumb

Adam edit

  • We'll extend an offer to prospective engineer
  • Gone through 3D board with Nirzar
  • Out tomorrow
  • Interviewed PM candidate

Chris edit

  • Share(d) feedback from CLs

Anthony edit

  • Closed browser issues bug - was a problem with simulator
  • Go through the board & familiarize with the bugs
  • Other stuff on other teams

Mark edit

  • Lots of meetings yesterday, and had to bring my cat to the vet :(
  • Trying again to get into code review today.

2017-06-20 edit

Matthias edit

  • Fixed 3D panning
    • Patch to disable panning also up, if we still want that
  • Working on different duplicate warnings for remote & local repo

Adam edit

  • Budget things
  • 3D tasks
  • From Chris: How to engage people on 3D stuff (email)

Mark edit

  • Tech tasks reviewed
  • Diving back into task board today...
  • Reschedule task triage meeting?

2017-06-21 edit

Mark edit

  • Yesterday: Preliminary tests of performance on beta cluster
  • Today: Continuing with a more robust test (1000x400KB STL files), working on a script to do it now.
    • Matthias: Maybe SSH in and run conversion simultaneously?
    • xvfb-run ... 3d2png.js manually on a bunch of files simultaneously?
    • /usr/bin/xvfb-run -a -s “-ac -screen 0 1280x1024x24” /srv/deployment/3d2png/deploy/src/3d2png.js file.stl 500x500 file.png &
    • ^ that in a loop

Matthias edit

  • Working on different duplicate warnings for remote & local repo

Chris edit

  • Not much
  • Waiting for wikilegal

Adam edit

  • Chris - anything expected of us?
    • Chris: No.
  • MP3? Automatic detection?
  • Maybe hire soon???

2017-06-22 edit

Mark edit

  • Built a script to test STL files - discovered that my test files are text/plain STLs, so need to allow those on beta before continuing
  • Will push out schema change for search today if I can

Matthias edit

  • Differentiate between local/foreign duplicate uploads
  • Working on a quick fix for something in ImageGallery that got merged last week and is spamming the logs

2017-06-26 edit

Mark edit

  • Looking into STL text files to figure out wtf they don't thumbnail
  • Meetings meetings meetings
  • Wondering about hiring status

Matthias edit

  • Investigate thumbs
  • Review tech task

Adam edit

  • Nirzar working on stuff in Zeplin
  • Anthony: okay to attend once every week or two; we should @mention in Phabricator and use mailing list

Chris edit

Anthony edit

  • Not much, just here to listen
  • Trying to sort out a good cadence for attending the standups

2017-06-27 edit

Mark edit

  • Might actually have time to get something done today (no meetings)
  • Looking at thumbnailing, have to debug some Vagrant crap first
  • Haven't done the latest take-home test yet - where are we on hiring?

Matthias edit

  • Reviewed tech task
  • Fixed UW on betacommons (gadget issue)
  • Looked into thumbnailing issues on betacommons (may be related to T166013?)
  • Handle upload errors caused by network connection issues better in the upload dialog

Adam edit

  • Hiring: Still waiting, but go for more tech tasks
  • Nothing else going on really

2017-06-28 edit

Matthias edit

  • Better upload error handling in upload dialog
    • Make uploads more robust via chunked/retry uploads - done
    • Horrible error message - todo

Mark edit

  • No big update - thumbnail investigations yesterday not terribly fruitful
  • Tech task review done (and then one hour later, obviated)
  • More vagrant stuff today, sigh
  • Will do a round of CR as well

2017-06-29 edit

  • Metrics today!

Mark edit

Adam edit

  • Not much on the 3D front...potential opportunity to have someone else provide some code/textured object files
  • Nirzar will ping people when he has solid mocks on Zeplin
  • Nothing on MP3, Chris maybe
  • Meeting re: Commons tools for curation (with Mark)
  • Out after today until the 12th

Chris edit

  • Draft on MP3 out there - seeing if community bites at all
  • Wanted to check in!

Matthias edit

  • Fixed up network connectivity related errors in upload dialog
  • Fixed failure handling in chunked uploads patch
  • Looking into 3d2png deploy patch WRT beta puppet issues