Website:Rearchitecture Development Duties

Division of Labor

Duties, current as of July 2010.

Configuration Czar -- View and application configuration -- Norie

• Keep configuration files neat, orderly, and documented
• Create new configuration for hard-coded variables and UI elements when needed.
• Enforce/evangelize configuration standards and formatting

CSS Czar -- Responsible for the maintenance of CSS files

• Develop and document CSS best practices
• Keep CSS files tidy and organized function
• Enforce/evangelize standard CSS markup in templates

Javascript Czar -- Javascript use and maintenance

• Develop and document Javascript best practices
• Explore and advise on javascript plugins
• Enforce/evangelize javascript standards and formatting

Template Czar -- Oversee template development

• Develop and document template standards
• Define and document shared template elements (ie tables, fields, widgets)
• Keep template directory organized
• Enforce/evangelize template standards

Controller Czar -- Maintain and develop new controllers as needed

• Document existing controllers
• Document logic flow through application
• Develop new controller actions as requested/needed

WormBase::API Czar -- Oversee development of the external Model -- Norie

• Develop and document API coding standards and best practices
• Document shared API methods
• Enforce/evangelize coding standards

Testing Czar -- Oversee testing of the web app -- Todd

• Develop and document test requirements
• Ensure adequate test coverage and performance
• Develop global View and API tests
• Stress Test app

Profiling Czar -- Track progress and performance of the web app -- Todd

• See the Profiling documentation for additional details and progress.
• Explore profiling options and discuss
• Add dynamically configurable profiling
• Identify and report bottlenecks
• Develop caching mechanism of ajax-requested widgets