Labs/Bespin/StatusMeetings/2009-04-14

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Meeting Details

• Tuesdays - 9:00am Pacific, 12:00pm Eastern, 16:00 UTC
• Mozilla Building S
• +1 650 903 0800 x92 Conf# 347 (USA/International)
• +1 416 848 3114 x92 Conf# 347 (Canada)
• +1 800 707 2533 (pin 369) Conf# 347 (US Toll Free)
• #bespin for backchannel

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Agenda

• Quick Discussions
  • Thunderhead reboot
  • The syntax highlighting / Canvas architecture issue
  • Code reviews
  • Testing
  • VCS update (what to expect)
  • Collaboration update
  • Servers:
    • When to bring into backend/
    • Ruby work
  • Bugzilla change status

If you have anything to add to the agenda, please feel free to add it below and put your name next to it!

Gordon (GPHemsley)

• Update on popping Bespin out into its own product on Bugzilla
• Line selection bug with tabs on the line
• Model position versus cursor position
• Switch to Git status
• Permissions for main repository
• `newfile` bug
• Disorganized function declaration locations

Meeting Notes

• Thunderhead
  • new version that includes a port of JGoodies Forms
  • Located at Th VCS

• Syntax Highlighting
  • Web Workers aren't threads
  • No need to worry about concurrency
  • Very much want to keep the paint() loop as simple as possible
  • Code smell if you are trying to control the paint

• Testing
  • Dojo "DOH" unit testing framework now in tests/unit
  • Moved the random tests into tests/manual
  • Can run tests via "paver testfrontend"

• VCS
  • working right now for bitbucket
  • give it a try
  • will need to give bitbucket your *public* key

• Subcommands
  • Check out the VCS command to see an example
  • Completion on sub-level

• paver devconfig
  • creates devconfig.py that you can then tweak
  • e.g. dburl, stdout logging, ..

• Server Projects
  • Favor splitting them up
  • Enable an easy way to say
    • paver usebackend=php url=...
  • Make sure the relative URLs work
  • Make sure that plugins can be client/server still easily

• Ruby work (Andrew Nordman)
  • Ruby syntax highlighter
  • Implement Rails functions
    • rake, create rails projects

• Move to Bespin Bugzilla product
  • Setting a precedent for Mozilla Labs graduation
  • Waiting for approval from on high

• Dealing with tabs
  • If you look at the source and see "modelPos" as an incoming parameter, make sure to pass it that!
  • Gordon will create a "How to deal with tabs" page

• Editor Model
  • Expecting a writeup on an abstract model that is easier for developer productivity