Sprint 1 Retrospective

Date

03 Feb 2016

Participants

Retrospective

Learned about NetworkX and Cytoscape.
Was able to learn Quadrigra.
Vogon: All information required to complete stories was available from Django tutorial.
We have no problems.
Python tutorials worked well.
Easy to get started on project, get stories done.
Java tutorials worked well.
Pair programming worked well!
The tickets were wonderful.

Tutorials + instruction:
- More instruction on git and pull requests, and in particular about our workflow. When to do pull request, etc.
- Add external links, additional readings, to Spring tutorials.
- Add a troubleshooting page to tutorial. More information about known issues.
- Python tutorials and exercises: Need more introduction to techniques and concepts needed to complete exercises; smaller steps!!
- More instructions on Quadriga environment setup. Specifically about granting privileges on database.
- Talk more about "big picture". Spend more time talking about stories before we start the sprint.
- We could do more to bring people up to speed on Python.
- Add VPN to installation/environment setup instructions.
- Be clearer about getting environment set up in first two weeks of class.
Would be nice to have more documentation on Vogon user model. Would help in understanding stories.
Don't update your system in the middle of the semester.
Don't have Windows.
Better stories:
- Stories could have much more detail. More than two-line description.
- Julia needs to write correct tickets.
- Give more implementation details in tickets
Make comments on Confluence pages! And other things. You can comment on everything. Keep track of known issues.
Mockups need better font size.
Read log messages and console output.
Record the lectures on Wednesdays.