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

[Tristan Van Berkom <tristan vanberkom codethink co uk>]

On Thu, 2018-09-20 at 09:55 +0100, William Salmon via BuildStream-list wrote:
[...]
> 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.

Yes !

Adding to this, an outcome of the meeting I had with Jim and Jürg
today, is that:

* I will start by creating an architectural document which outlines the
  modules, their responsibilities and their interactions, sans any
  consideration for remote execution.

* Once I have done that, Jim and Jürg are going to fill in the bits
  which pertain to remote execution.

* In Manchester, Jim, Jürg and I will sit down together for a few
  hours with a whiteboard, and discuss what this should really look
  like, and find holes in the plan.

As such, I think it would be best if this talk that you suggest come
later in the week, when a more clear picture can be presented.

Cheers,
    -Tristan