[Wikitech-l] 2021-02-17 Scrum of Scrums meeting notes

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Scrum_of_scrums/2021-02-17 =2021-02-17= == Callouts == * RelEng: Longer-term train disruption calendar (caveats apply) https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar === No updates === AHT, Library === '''No notes provided''' === Web, Prod Infrastructure, Parsing, Language, Inuka, Analytics, Cloud Services, Platform, Quality & Test, Security == SoS Meeting Bookkeeping == *Updates: ** from retro ideas to try: *** Bolding items to read aloud +JF +TC *** relaxing the start time *** Template **** Perhaps add a contact point (email, url, office hours, whatever) for easy reaching out to teams when a bullet point seems interesting. +GG +JF +TC **** Adding a section where teams can add Gerrit patches or GitHub Pull Requests to request reviews or feedback. +GG +TC [DONE] **** Adding a "thanks" section +GG +JF +TC+AP [DONE] == Product == === Community Tech === * Blocked by: * Blocking: * Updates: ** We are now preparing for our next project (OCR Improvements) while wrapping up our work on WS-Export improvements *** https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020/Wikisource/N… *** https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Wikisource/I… === Editing === * Blocked by: * Blocking: * Updates: ** Releasing new topic tool as a Beta Feature on three Wikipedias (ar/cs/hu) === Growth === * Blocked by: * Blocking: * Updates: ** working on Add Link https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Add_Link ** working on improvements in configuration (for more scalable deployments) and mentorship === iOS native app === * Blocked by: None * Blocking: I hope none. * Updates: Finishing touches on Chinese varient work, bunches of other small things. === Android native app === * Blocked by: None * Blocking: I hope none. * Updates: Refining watchlist and talk pages, moving to releasing every 2 weeks. === Structured Data === * Blocked by: * Blocking: * Updates: ** MediaSearch: splitting off frontend into separate extension ** Image recommendations: started working on scripts to evaluate POC results (T273882, T273062) & tweak search profile based on analysis from Research team (T271799) ** Continuing SDAW architecture discussions === Abstract Wikipedia === * Blocked by: ** None * Blocking: ** None * Updates: ** Continuing on phase gamma: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Phases *** First route for back-end executor service has landed. *** Looking at re-using firejail for isolation of run-times within executor service. ** Thanks to Dave Pifke and Timo Tijhof from Performance for their support and advice. ** Final week for community suggestions for the logo concept for Wikifunctions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wikifunctions_logo_conce… === Vue.js === * Blocked by: Performance (Timo), review of https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/657953 * Blocking: * Updates: ** WVUI v0.1.0 merged into core, yay! Thank you to Jon R, Jan D, Nick R, Sam S, Mark H (Web team), Scott B (Security), and Timo T (Performance) ** Patch for ES6-only module support in ResourceLoader awaiting review https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/657953 ** New patch up (as of last night) adding ES6 support to JavaScriptMinifier https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/libs/Minify/+/664700 *** Thanks to Timo for setting up the mediawiki/libs/Minify repo == Technology == === Fundraising Tech === * Blocked by: * Blocking: * Updates: ** Working on donor email preference center ( https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268495, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268497) ** Annual PCI paperwork to keep accepting credit cards ** Trying to get Latin American spanish (es-419) working as a variant throughout donation pipeline, falling back to Castillian Spanish ( https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199682, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199733) ** More fixes for our docker setup ( https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274943, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268683) (will need +2s from RelEng eventually) === Engineering Productivity === ==== Performance ==== * Blocked by: * Blocking: * Updates: ** Second frontend web perf training session budget approved, will be at EMEA-friendly times. Provisional dates April 19 - 23 ==== Release Engineering ==== * Blocked by: ** ServiceOps: [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274459 VM requests for GitLab] * Blocking: ** Hopefully no longer blocking fundraising * Updates: ** [All] Deployments/Covid-19 https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Covid-19 ** Longer-term train calendar https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar ** Train Health *** Last week: 1.36.0-wmf.30 [[phab:T271343]] <!-- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271344 --> *** This week: 1.36.0-wmf.31 [[phab:T271344]] <!-- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271345 --> *** Next week: 1.36.0-wmf.32 [[phab:T274936]] <!-- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274936 --> == Thanks == * Serviceops: [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274306 docker-pkg help]! * Everyone who helped us get the train unstuck over the past few weeks <3 === Search Platform === * Blocked by: * Updates: ** Outdated data still present in WCQS a month after statement update - https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267825 ** Resolve WDQS changelog situation - https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272265 ** Reduce default page weighting on wikitech and mediawikiwiki for pages with "Historical" or "Archive"templates - https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274082 === Site Reliability Engineering === * Blocked by: ** None * Blocking: ** None * Updates: ** Working with Product Infra on maps ** Having some issues with upload edge caches recently ** Some SREs alongside Chris Albon made it to mainstream news for https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273741 == WMDE == === Technical Wishes === * Updates: ** Finishing a round of intensive analytics work, thanks for all the review and support. ** Planning many changes in the Visual Editor template dialog. == Cross-cutting == * Blocked by: ** Search Platform: PHP 8.0 work is long-term blocked on the migration to ElasticSearch 7.0 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263142 * Blocking: ** None * Updates: ** No major changes. ** On PHP 8.0 work, we're now looking to enable PHP 8.0 as voting on the REL1_35 branch for MediaWiki itself and as a gradual opt-in for extensions. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274965 ** CI tools' upgrade status is adequate: https://libraryupgrader2.wmcloud.org/status?branch=master ** Particular thanks this week to Umherirrender for their work on the backlog of jsonlint -> eslint replacements https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T220036