Proposed agenda for 7/3
Note: I do know that it’s holiday time in the US. However, I think it would be best to have this discussion this week rather than next week on the day before the dev chat so we have some time to absorb and think thoroughly.
In anticipation of the dev chat for 3.5 scoping on July 11, let’s take some time to discuss the findings of the user testing @lessbloat so wonderfully ran and then see what that means in terms of things we can actually accomplish, or “actionable items”, if you will. Not everything we discuss has to be with 3.5 specifically in mind, and they can be both enhancements and dream features, but we should aim to come out of the meeting with some items that we can confidently propose to accomplish within the cycle, or even better, early in the cycle.
We should also take a little time after that discussion to talk about the actual process of iterating designs, the code to power said designs, cross-browser and accessibility issues, code testing and review, and submitting patches for core. For those of you who aren’t comfortable with SVN/patches/the code-y bits, don’t worry one bit. We’ll be talking about how we can combine our collective strengths to get things done together.
P.S. CSS coding standards have not been forgotten. In fact, they are available for you to see and comment on, if so inclined.
lessbloat is discussing. 
lessbloat 8:32 pm on July 2, 2012 Permalink
Excellent. Thanks for getting this rolling @helenyhou.
Can we start a separate thread for each of these:
1) 3.5 Features discussion – Start with an open dialogue of ideas – leading to a prioritization of all the ideas – and ultimately a pairing down of ideas for 3.5?
2) Better processes for contributors – ways to make contributing to core (on the design and front-end code side) more transparent and straightforward?