Dev Chat Agenda for May 26, 2021

Welcome!

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Found a bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority.? Create a ticket in the bug tracker.

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Here is the agenda for this week’s developer meetings to occur at the following times: May 26, 2021 at 5:00 UTC and May 26, 2021 at 20:00 UTC.

Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights

A Week in Core – May 24, 2021
Core Editor Improvement: Contextual patterns for easier creation
CSS, Editor meeting summaries

Blog posts that need feedback

Why hosters should install the PHP-intl extension

5.8 Schedule Review

Now in Feature Freeze leading up to BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 1 in 13 days on Tuesday, June 8th
Focus now shifts to defects and tasks in the milestone
Test Scrub on Friday, May 28th at 13:15 UTC in #core-test
Bug Scrubs next week on Tuesday, June 1st 20:00 UTC and Wednesday, June 2nd 04:00 UTC
RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). 1 in 34 days on Tuesday, June 29th
5.8 release in 55 days on Tuesday, July 20th

Components check-in and status updates

5.8 plans and help needed
Check-in with each component for status updates.
Poll for components that need assistance.

Open Floor

Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to the usual agenda items above?

Please leave a comment, and say whether or not you’ll be in the chat, so the group can either give you the floor or bring up your topic for you accordingly.

This meeting happens in the #core channel. To join the meeting, you’ll need an account on the Making WordPress Slack.

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