Just before the 4.5 release we looked back and ahead on the work we do as a team.\u00a0The following idea\u2019s where discussed:<\/p>\n
We need more coders (Andrea Fercia is doing way to much on his own), and we have to find a way to find and keep new coders for\u00a0our team.<\/p>\n
Be less focused on specific tickets, and more focused on tasks. And have somebody responsible for managing a goal, and keeping on top of all tickets pertaining to that goal. That may include asking somebody else to write it or work on it, but that person is keeping on top of that particular goal and whether it\u2019s on track.<\/p>\n
Start a mentor program for new contributors, teach them accessibilityAccessibility<\/span> Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both \u201cdirect access\u201d (i.e. unassisted) and \u201cindirect access\u201d meaning compatibility with a person\u2019s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accessibility)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and have someone available to answer questions, assign a coder a \u2018mentor\u2019 to pingPing<\/span> The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it\u2019s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of \u201cPing me when the meeting starts.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span> on SlackSlack<\/span> Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https:\/\/slack.com\/<\/a>. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n Find a way to get funding for the team. Almost all the work is done in our free time and this is part of the reason we are short of hands.\u00a0Brainstorming about funding:<\/p>\n Joe Dolson is preparing a survey regarding WP and Accessibility, so we can gather data. What AT are people using (they should complete the survey once for each combination they use with WP), their pain points, where they feel WordPress is strong\/weak, overall impressions of how WordPress has changed since they started using it including data about when they started using it, what version they\u2019re currently using, if they haven\u2019t updated,\u00a0etc\u2026<\/p>\n To investigate which tikets need work and which goals we need to set\u00a0for\u00a0future releases we organize a tickets focussing accessibility<\/a> review session on Saturday. A bug gardening, ticket cleaning, bug scrub meeting on Saterday April 16 at 13:00 UTC in the accessibility channel in Slack.\u00a0Everyone is welcome to join us.<\/p>\n\n
Tickets cleaup<\/h3>\n