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== Administrative notes (TH; 5 minutes) ==
 
== Administrative notes (TH; 5 minutes) ==
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IWM - next week look through presentations
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** prepare slides and share with comrades
 +
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schedule time (Friday meeting?) to review presentations as a group.
  
 
== Discuss WS238 development status (all; 10 minutes) ==
 
== Discuss WS238 development status (all; 10 minutes) ==
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* GBrowse work
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* finished most issues
 +
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Pre-baking site
 +
* faster with data
 +
** found slow widgets - target for optimization
 +
** found errors (ncRNAs - sequences, others)
 +
 +
GBrowse - JB
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* Kevin looked at all the tracks
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** mostly good except for things Kevin is reporting
 +
** elegans ESTs -> problem with aggregator?, not sure
 +
** config he wrote is good - but work wasn't very coordinated
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*** Kevin finished work
 +
 +
* automate the test - retrieve gbrowse image files, diff the image (imagemagik)
  
 
== Define WS238/WS239 objectives (all; 10 minutes) ==
 
== Define WS238/WS239 objectives (all; 10 minutes) ==
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Bit of a breather before WS239.
 +
 +
* expand test suite - current tests obsolete (JB)
 +
** also GBrowse testing
 +
* optimization - some ares are more computationally intensive (AC)
 +
** change our pre-baking strategy to generate slowest first
 +
** have logs of bugs/times
 +
* improving error handling, reporting
 +
** make it easier to trap errors - where/why?
 +
 +
* REST api
 +
** documentation on web
 +
*** needs formatting
 +
** adopt standards
 +
 +
* Graph databases comparison
 +
  
 
== Discuss Intermine progress; define critical blocking issues (JD; 10 minutes) ==
 
== Discuss Intermine progress; define critical blocking issues (JD; 10 minutes) ==
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Main blocker: server issues (running out of resources)
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** 2nd server should be up soon
 +
** many issues are hinging on the new built
 +
 +
Asking curators for descriptions, summary view.
 +
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* Will we have time to address all these issues before IWM?
 +
 +
What features will we demo at IWM?
 +
* templates (use cases)
 +
** available on alpha mine
 +
** make an effort to standardize grammar/format of descriptions/names (ask Chris?)
 +
* some features may have to be taken out of the beta release
 +
 +
Branding
 +
* header/footer - next week
 +
* login - revisit next week
 +
** if not feasible, remove login feature
 +
 +
Testing
 +
* acceptance tests - look at this next week w/ TH
  
 
== Discuss mobile app (AC; 10 minutes) ==
 
== Discuss mobile app (AC; 10 minutes) ==
 
* Antonio Marino - GSoC
 
* Antonio Marino - GSoC
 
** unable to attend today's call due to prior commitments, but will attend future calls
 
** unable to attend today's call due to prior commitments, but will attend future calls
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* WormBase/website-mobile on github
  
 
== Upcoming milestones (TH; 5 minutes) ==
 
== Upcoming milestones (TH; 5 minutes) ==
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===Q3===
 
===Q3===
 
* begin exploration of genome browser options (JB)
 
* begin exploration of genome browser options (JB)
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** tough call to find a good alternative (GBrowse is very feature complete)
 +
** most other browsers, flashier, but not as feature rich
 +
** Genome Maps - from Spain (suggestion from LS)
 
* reignite discussion of possible backends for website (AC, JB, TH)
 
* reignite discussion of possible backends for website (AC, JB, TH)
 +
** may want to engage build team
 +
** graph databases meetup
 
* adopt PM tool for clearer tracking of tasks, milestones and resources (TH)
 
* adopt PM tool for clearer tracking of tasks, milestones and resources (TH)
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** formalize time management (239)
  
 
===Q4===
 
===Q4===
 
* community survey (AC, TH)
 
* community survey (AC, TH)
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** collect more feedback
 
* complete cloud migration (TH)
 
* complete cloud migration (TH)
 
* full launch of intermine with WS240 (JD)
 
* full launch of intermine with WS240 (JD)
  
 
== Open Table ==
 
== Open Table ==

Latest revision as of 15:52, 7 June 2013

Review minutes of 31 May 2013 (all; 5 minutes)

Administrative notes (TH; 5 minutes)

IWM - next week look through presentations

    • prepare slides and share with comrades

schedule time (Friday meeting?) to review presentations as a group.

Discuss WS238 development status (all; 10 minutes)

  • GBrowse work
  • finished most issues

Pre-baking site

  • faster with data
    • found slow widgets - target for optimization
    • found errors (ncRNAs - sequences, others)

GBrowse - JB

  • Kevin looked at all the tracks
    • mostly good except for things Kevin is reporting
    • elegans ESTs -> problem with aggregator?, not sure
    • config he wrote is good - but work wasn't very coordinated
      • Kevin finished work
  • automate the test - retrieve gbrowse image files, diff the image (imagemagik)

Define WS238/WS239 objectives (all; 10 minutes)

Bit of a breather before WS239.

  • expand test suite - current tests obsolete (JB)
    • also GBrowse testing
  • optimization - some ares are more computationally intensive (AC)
    • change our pre-baking strategy to generate slowest first
    • have logs of bugs/times
  • improving error handling, reporting
    • make it easier to trap errors - where/why?
  • REST api
    • documentation on web
      • needs formatting
    • adopt standards
  • Graph databases comparison


Discuss Intermine progress; define critical blocking issues (JD; 10 minutes)

Main blocker: server issues (running out of resources)

    • 2nd server should be up soon
    • many issues are hinging on the new built

Asking curators for descriptions, summary view.

  • Will we have time to address all these issues before IWM?

What features will we demo at IWM?

  • templates (use cases)
    • available on alpha mine
    • make an effort to standardize grammar/format of descriptions/names (ask Chris?)
  • some features may have to be taken out of the beta release

Branding

  • header/footer - next week
  • login - revisit next week
    • if not feasible, remove login feature

Testing

  • acceptance tests - look at this next week w/ TH

Discuss mobile app (AC; 10 minutes)

  • Antonio Marino - GSoC
    • unable to attend today's call due to prior commitments, but will attend future calls
  • WormBase/website-mobile on github

Upcoming milestones (TH; 5 minutes)

Q3

  • begin exploration of genome browser options (JB)
    • tough call to find a good alternative (GBrowse is very feature complete)
    • most other browsers, flashier, but not as feature rich
    • Genome Maps - from Spain (suggestion from LS)
  • reignite discussion of possible backends for website (AC, JB, TH)
    • may want to engage build team
    • graph databases meetup
  • adopt PM tool for clearer tracking of tasks, milestones and resources (TH)
    • formalize time management (239)

Q4

  • community survey (AC, TH)
    • collect more feedback
  • complete cloud migration (TH)
  • full launch of intermine with WS240 (JD)

Open Table