Wikimedia Apps/Team/Retrospectives/2016-07-29

July 29, 2016

Android

Previous Retrospective Actions

• [BERND] Measure requests to service endpoints. Are any endpoints getting significant use by non-Android app (or content service (testing)) User-Agents, so that we don't turn off services in use? Check with Services/Analytics teams? NOT DONE
• [DMITRY] Review testing (tech debt) tasks (authentication tests, junit tests) DONE
• [MICHAEL] Reach out about moving Commons app under WMF umbrella DONE
• [STEPHEN] Discuss how Differential / Arcanist, tests, and tech debt fits into the quarter DONE

Significant Events

• New Gerrit UI
• Feed in prodzomg
  • People like it!
  • Yayy!!

Loved

• Progress (I think) on the Reading Lists backend++
• Nav overhaul is coming along+
• Support from Comms+
• Great blog post about feed and other new features+

Lacked

• Restraint? 17 unplanned tasks (average has been 9), 23 points (average is 13)
  • I also worked on a number of teeny tiny tasks that weren't tasked but kind of came up organically. 100% organic and glutask free.
• Clarity on how to add MCS tasks to the sprint
• Crashes
  • DB is disappointed

Learned

• A good amount of user behavior? via reddit comments+

Longed for

• SN: A Q goal tag?
  • Should we make one?
• Voting lint tests ( https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/301370/ ) -- should I un-(-1) it?++
  • Please add me to review (I can't see this page). -- (etherpad was including the paren in the link -- should work now). cool adedd folks. should we add hashar? sure, i'll push my rebase while i'm at it

Action Items

• [MAX] Create a Quarterly Goal tag for Android Q1