Re: notes from running an online sprint (Pacific Rim Sprint)

Hi Dylan & all

As participant in the sprint, my 2c:

The testing/development/documentation environment of the patterns
widgets was an eye-opener for me.
The best javascript dev experience I've had. The only bad thing about
it is: it's still javascript ... couldn't mockup use coffeescript?
This convinced me: http://aseemk.com/talks/intro-to-coffeescript

> For most of us this kind of code was all new to us. Rok Garbas gave an intro on the first day which we did via hangouts-on-air. This worked really well and the automated youtube clip (you can see on https://plus.google.com/events/ckrjsf9ai5ah9cqgt2bj3thjcdg) allowed those who came later to catchup quicker. I think hangouts-on-air is a great idea for any sprint into and report-out.

I'm listening to it again now. Thanks Rok!
I didn't catch much of the intro at the time, mainly due to timing and
bandwidth issues (mental and network bandwidth), but as long as we can
go back to it, the effort wasn't wasted.

> Also because it was video we normally had to increase font sizes to make some text seen.
> It would be worth looking into other screensharing technology that allowed 10+ screens + voice to be shared in a low bandwidth way. We didn't really need video.

Here's another one to keep in mind:
  https://www.nitrous.io/
(get more free resources by inviting friends, so invite the collective
and get something usable for Plone sprints?)

> I'm interested in hear ideas on how we can use these experiences to make future sprints better or enable other sprints in other parts of the world that might not have happened otherwise.

- Build up a base of practices and tools that work well, like a recipe
to kickstart future online sprints.
- Keep track of sprint outputs, on a best-effort basis. This provides
continuity and shows the value delivered. This includes git branches,
issues, pull requests, Trello boards, and e.g. the hangout I'm
listening to at the moment. Maybe as links from the sprint's page at
http://plone.org/events/sprints

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