March 2019 Endgame

[weinand]

This is the endgame schedule for March 2019 Iteration.

Schedule

• End game master: Andre Weinand (@weinand) / Zurich
• End game buddy: Pine (@octref) / Redmond
• 03/25 Code freeze for the endgame
• 03/29 Endgame done
• 04/04 Expected release date (this may change)

Note: The Insiders build needs to be in the wild for 24 hours before we can enter the last phase of the endgame.

Monday 03/25

• Run OSS tool Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • The LCA review of the ThirdPartyNotices.txt files is not needed anymore
• Code freeze at 5pm PT
• Ensure we have a green build on all platforms at 5pm PT
• All test items contain test meta data by 5pm PT and sufficiently comprehensive test descriptions by 8am CET
• Update your availability for testing here - https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/

Tuesday 03/26

• Test plan items assigned (using https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/)
  • Run the tool multiple times to balance load if test items come in later and assignments are already made
• All closed feature-requests either have a verification-needed or on-testplan tag
• Test build starts at 7am CET
• Test plan ready by 8am CET
• Testing
• Verification needed

Wednesday 03/27

• Testing
• Remind team members to assign issues that they intend to fix to the current milestone
• Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned)
• Verification

Thursday 03/28

• Fixing (scrutiny sets in - major bugs only - to be discussed in stand-up meeting, labeled as candidate)
• Verification
• Run OSS tool and pass list of changed OSS usage (https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-build-tools/blob/master/distro-tools/license/third_party_1.nn.0_diff.txt) to Isidor Nikolic (@isidorn) for verification Andre Weinand (@weinand)

Friday 03/29

• Pause scheduled insider builds Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Satellite modules/npm packages ready, version updated, smoke tested
  • vscode Benjamin Pasero (@bpasero)
  • yo generator Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vsce João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
  • node debug Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • node debug2 roblourens
  • node debugadapter node Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • debug-adapter-protocol Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• All issues verified
• Fixing (only critical bugs - no string changes)
• Smoketest (⚠️ MUST run with --stable-build argument ⚠️ )
  • Windows - Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • OS X - alexandrudima
  • Linux - Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
• All release notes updated
  • release notes are collected in a file named Month_Year.md in this repo directory. ⚠️We are now doing release notes via Git LFS. Please read what this means here: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-docs/blob/vnext/README.md#git-lfs-setup⚠️
  • Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • alexandrudima
  • Alex Ross (@alexr00)
  • Benjamin Pasero (@bpasero)
  • Christof Marti (@chrmarti)
  • Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • Erich Gamma (@egamma)
  • Isidor Nikolic (@isidorn)
  • João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
  • Johannes Rieken (@jrieken)
  • Kai Maetzel (@kieferrm)
  • Matt Bierner (@mjbvz)
  • Pine (@octref)
  • Peng Lyu (@rebornix)
  • Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
  • roblourens
  • Sandeep Somavarapu (@sandy081)
  • SteVen Batten (@sbatten)
  • Daniel Imms (@Tyriar)
  • Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Acknowledge pull requests in release notes. We acknowledge PRs from outside the team. Use the thankyou tool to generate the initial contents of the section. owner
  • vscode Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • vscode-node-debug Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • vscode-node-debug2 roblourens
  • vscode-debugadapter-node Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • debug-adapter-protocol Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • vscode-languageserver-node Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • language-server-protocol Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • vscode-textmate alexandrudima
  • vscode-loader alexandrudima
  • vscode-generator-code Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vscode-vsce João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
  • vscode-docs Greg Van Liew (@gregvanl)
  • vscode-css-languageservice Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vscode-json-languageservice Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vscode-html-languageservice Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • jsonc-parser Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vscode-jscs Chris Dias (@chrisdias)
  • vscode-tslint Erich Gamma (@egamma)
  • vscode-eslint Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • vscode-jshint Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
  • vscode-recipes Kenneth Auchenberg (@auchenberg)
  • localization R. Shawn Donat (@shawndon)
  • vscode-github-issues-prs Christof Marti (@chrmarti)
  • inno-updater João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
• Review pull requests acknowledgements with NOT MERGED - PLS REVIEW. Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Acknowledge issue trackers from the community Christof Marti (@chrmarti)
• Add notable fixes to the release notes all
• When done fixing/verifying and there are changes since last build at the end of day PT
  • Trigger new insider build and publish it manually Andre Weinand (@weinand)

Friday/Monday

• Branch code to `release/<x.y> Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Bump up the version in package.json - Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Announce master is open for business Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Polish release notes redmond

Monday - Wednesday

• Polish release notes redmond
• Cherry-pick hand-picked and reviewed changes to release/<x.y> Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Build Insider from release/<x.y> Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Manually release Insider Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Build stable for all platforms as new candidate issues come in Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Documentation updated
  • Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • alexandrudima
  • Alex Ross (@alexr00)
  • Benjamin Pasero (@bpasero)
  • Christof Marti (@chrmarti)
  • Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • Erich Gamma (@egamma)
  • Isidor Nikolic (@isidorn)
  • João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
  • Johannes Rieken (@jrieken)
  • Kai Maetzel (@kieferrm)
  • Matt Bierner (@mjbvz)
  • Pine (@octref)
  • Peng Lyu (@rebornix)
  • Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
  • roblourens
  • Sandeep Somavarapu (@sandy081)
  • SteVen Batten (@sbatten)
  • Daniel Imms (@Tyriar)
  • Andre Weinand (@weinand)

Note: The Insiders build needs to be in the wild for 24 hours before we can enter the last phase of the endgame.

Wednesday/Thursday

• Build stable for all platforms Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Make rpm signing request Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
• Sanity check of installable bits
  • Windows
    • signed installer 32-bit roblourens
    • signed installer 64-bit Pine (@octref)
    • signed user installer 32-bit roblourens
    • signed user installer 64-bit Pine (@octref)
    • zip 32-bit roblourens
    • zip 64-bit Pine (@octref)
  • OS X - Pine (@octref)
  • Linux
    • deb package 32-bit Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
    • deb package 64-bit SteVen Batten (@sbatten)
    • rpm package 64-bit Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
    • rpm package 32-bit Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
    • archive 32-bit Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
    • archive 64-bit Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
• Publish website Greg Van Liew (@gregvanl)
• Publish Localization language pack R. Shawn Donat (@shawndon)
• Publish to stable Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Add a git tag to HEAD of release/<x.y> in format x.y.z (for vscode.d.ts download) Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Publish @types/vscode@<x.y> Pine (@octref)
• Publish rpm to repository manually Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
• Enable scheduled insider builds Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Twitter announcement Kenneth Auchenberg (@auchenberg)

[dzienisz]

What is happening with the last two releases, both were delayed?

[weinand]

Kamil Dzieniszewski (@dzienisz) no, we are always shipping the release in the week after the endgame.
You can always find the expected release date in the first comment of the endgame (above).

04/04 Expected release date (this may change)

[weinand]

March released shipped!

[dzienisz]

Andre Weinand (@weinand) thanks for the answer!