Wikimedia Apps/Team/Retrospectives/2018-09-27

September 27 2018

== Previous Action Items ==

• Dmitry: document new best practices wrt network, rx java [not done]

• Charlotte: think about fun knowledge sharing for All Hands [not done]

• Charlotte: talk with Jon K about release stuff [DONE]

• JK will get with Margeigh and Nirzar - needs further follow up

== Keep ==

The same stuff we said last time.

== Stop ==

• Let patches sitting too long on the Gerrit.

• having merge conflict issues

• should do code review every day

• Doing too much at once.

• ++

• too unfocused

• stop starting, start finishing

• 2 boards hasn't helped

• before picking up new tasks, look at gerrit; check comments on existing tickets

== Start ==

(see above)

== Questions ==

• Content issues and Similar pages in the current design?

• for now put page issues in article content

• What did the STOP item from last retro "Deviating from standard platform behavior (based on design whim decision)" mean?

• Would like to have been there for the discussion as the one doing designing.

• nothing resolved, just discussed

• more custom work, more maintenence

• Rita: decisions based on new versions, etc; proposals do include alternatives

• if there is concerns about custom components, let's discuss more, earlier

• Charlotte: we will discuss together how to improve process to review designs earlier

== Action Items ==

• Dmitry: document new best practices wrt network, rx java [carry over]

• Charlotte: think about fun knowledge sharing for All Hands [carry over]

• Charlotte: follow up with JK re: discussion with Margeigh and Nirzar

• engineers: do code review every day, check comments