[yt-dev] 3.0 release delay

Nathan Goldbaum nathan12343 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 29 09:22:42 PDT 2014


For what it's worth, the issues marked in red on the trello board were
considered blockers a couple weeks ago.  I don't think any of the remaining
blockers require code changes.

On Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Britton Smith <brittonsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think I can be asked to predict what bugs will shake out, but I
> will concede waiting for waiting's sake since we're trying to stick to a
> timeline.  However, I think we need to sort through the remaining trello
> items, blocking issues, and PRs that are supposed to make it in by 3.0 all
> be on the same page with what absolutely must get done before this release.
>  At the same time, let's not be perfectionists, here.  There will be
> further releases and things will continue to be fixed up over time.
>  Cameron, can you point to specific items that you think are blockers that
> won't get done on time?
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Matthew Turk <matthewturk at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','matthewturk at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> I'm -1 on further delays. Looking at the blockers and the ones assigned
>> to me, I will have them done by Wednesday. Which ones are the ones that
>> will be problematic or that need to shake out? We've been in a light code
>> freeze for over a week at this point, right?
>>  On Jul 29, 2014 3:22 AM, "Britton Smith" <brittonsmith at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brittonsmith at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> We shouldn't release until blocking issues have been cleared, and
>>> probably a day or two after that to let things settle and bugs shake out.
>>>  One final hangout/sprint to establish what exactly needs to get done
>>> before the release is probably a good idea.  Would anyone be up for doing
>>> that sometime this week?
>>>
>>> Britton
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 6:50 AM, John ZuHone <jzuhone at gmail.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jzuhone at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I won't be able to help out with documentation for a few days (probably
>>>> until next week), as I am away at a meeting and have some other things to
>>>> attend to in addition.
>>>>
>>>> If we push it to next week, I will be able to assist.
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 28, 2014, at 10:45 PM, Cameron Hummels <chummels at gmail.com
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','chummels at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> First I want to thank everyone for their hard work at getting 3.0 where
>>>> it is in terms of functionality, bug fixes, and documentation.  However,
>>>> I'm concerned that there are still several things that need doing in the
>>>> documentation prior to release of 3.0.
>>>>
>>>> https://trello.com/b/Y5XV4Hod/yt-3-0
>>>>
>>>> Beyond that, I think once those things are done, we need some
>>>> proofreading of the docs, because I'm not convinced there aren't still
>>>> sections that are out of date and reflecting 2.x versions of the code.
>>>>  Proofreading (and subsequent correction) may take a while.
>>>>
>>>> I think it behooves us to push back the release a few more days until
>>>> we make sure this is where we want it to be.  This is a major release with
>>>> major API breakages, and I want to make sure the documentation actually
>>>> reflects the codebase, so new users and new converts to 3.0 don't get
>>>> confused.  I certainly was confused when i first moved over because there
>>>> are a lot of significant changes that it's easy to forget after using it
>>>> for a while and being as tied into the community as we all are.
>>>>
>>>> What do people think?
>>>>
>>>> Cameron
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cameron Hummels
>>>> Postdoctoral Researcher
>>>> Steward Observatory
>>>> University of Arizona
>>>> http://chummels.org
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