Re: [BuildStream] BuildStream "Conclave" in Manchester on October 2018 (week 42)

[Agustín Benito Bethencourt <agustin benito codethink co uk>]

Hi,

On Thursday, 20 September 2018 10:55:40 CEST William Salmon via BuildStream-list wrote:
> On 19/09/18 12:22, Agustín Benito Bethencourt via BuildStream-list wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > as you know, some of the people involved in BuildStream are distributed around the globe and some are 
> > located in Manchester, UK. Since this year ELCE - OSS EU takes place in Edinburgh during week 43 we have 
> > identified as an opportunity to modify the trip of some of those working remotely to be in Manchester the 
> > week before this event, to work on BuildStream. This mail announces the organization of a "BuildStream 
> > Conclave".
> >
> > The following details has been confirmed:
> >
> > * When: week 42
> >     * Start: Tuesday Oct 16th morning
> >     * End: Friday Oct 19th afternoon
> >     * We will go from MAN to EDI by train on Sunday so, depending on the people coming, we can organise 
> > something to do on Saturday.
> >
> > * Where:
> >     * Codethink (new) office. We expect to fit. If we do not, we will look for a suitable location.
> >
> > * Agenda
> >     * There will be a mix of coordination meetings, coding sessions, training sessions and lightning 
> > talks/presentations.
> >     * We do not have anything closed yet.
> Can I suggest that a talk on architecture might be very helpful, I 
> believe an attempt at this was made at GUADEC but I can't find any 
> record of it.
>
> A repeated issue seems to be patches not conforming to a Architectural 
> vision/plan, however I have found it very hard to understand what that 
> Architecture should look like, I think some more clarity on both how 
> things "currently work" but more importantly "should work" would make 
> writing and reviewing code much more productive.

I got the impression that the initial effort done at GUADEC on this regard was well received and we should 
insist. 

I also think we should go a step further compared to GUADEC. Any explanation about it should be recorded and 
there should be material supporting it. It is a topic every new contributor will welcome. We can do a couple 
of things:
* Have a presentation that is recorded.
* Have a working sessions to create/complete the current material. 

The key for the success or these and other activities will be to work on them in advance. 


Best Regards


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Agustín Benito Bethencourt
Principal Consultant
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