# Core Contributor Sprint Retro: 2023-05-27 - 2023-06-10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Governance\ **Tags:** core-contributor, core-sprints, retrospective\ **Created:** [June 20, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-sprint-retro-2023-05-27-2023-06-10/10478 "2023-06-20T15:47:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
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# Contributors meetup Async Update ## May 31st, 2023 - June 23rd, 2023 Welcome to our Core Contributors async update! ## 1. Working Groups Updates ### [Working Groups Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=c_v86shrnegshsqgp4fj2k94u7bc@group.calendar.google.com) 📆 # ### **BTR Working Group** - **Chair:** @jalondonot - **Headlines:** - ecommerce and payments MFEs need node 18 updates. - backport [feat: upgraded to node v18, added .nvmrc and updated workflows by Mashal-m · Pull Request #723 · openedx/frontend-app-payment](https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-payment/pull/723) - backport [feat: upgraded to node v18, added .nvmrc and updated workflows by Mashal-m · Pull Request #274 · openedx/frontend-app-ecommerce](https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-ecommerce/pull/274) - Review and merge [fix: Disable URL rewriting when creating links by pdpinch · Pull Request #134 · openedx/frontend-app-communications](https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-communications/pull/134) - Moved the release date to Wednesday, 6/14 (+1 day for backports & fixes, +1 day for testing) - The consensus on MFE settings is that they should be documented in MFE readmes. - this expectation will be clearer when frontend-app-template is updated - Learner Dashboard MFE - Pending a fix ([PR](https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-learner-dashboard/pull/136)) - Pending a plugin ([PR](https://github.com/openedx/openedx-tutor-plugins/pull/4)) - **Meeting notes:** - [2023-06-12 BTR Meeting Minutes](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3782901761/2023-06-12+BTR+Meeting+Minutes) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **Data Working Group** - **Chair:** @jill & @BrianMesick - **Headlines:** - They’re working on consolidating Cairn and OARS functionality, and renaming the combined project (name tbd). - The ability to replay large amounts of old tracking logs into xAPI is in. The enrollment reports are coming, probably this week. - They are close to our extensibility goals, which will allow site operators to do everything from add new data points to custom dashboards and charts. - Promising investigative work has been done on getting data / reports / charts to display in the LMS. - **Meeting notes:** - [2023-05-17 Data WG Meeting notes](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3760619552/2023-05-17+Data+WG+Meeting+notes) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** - “We could use some help from the translations WG to assess the state of translations in Superset (which we use for OARS data visualization). I suspect it’s not great and we may want to contribute translations upstream to them if we can.” ### **DEPR Working Group** - **Chair:** @Diana_Huang - **Headlines:** - They’re routing reports to the relevant parties and have been improving our docs. - Old Mongo PR: will be merge early next week: [[OldMongo FC-0004] Remove support for children in Old Mongo by UvgenGen · Pull Request #31134 · openedx/edx-platform](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/31134) - More Modulestore cleanup happening ([FC-0026](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+FC-0026)) - Yagnesh has a PR for some toggles cleanup! - Discussed [[DEPR]: block\_structure.storage\_backing\_for\_cache in edx-platform · Issue #32 · openedx/public-engineering](https://github.com/openedx/public-engineering/issues/32) and got information on testing - Announcements: - [Deprecation/Removal: JWT\_AUTH\_REFRESH\_COOKIE](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-jwt-auth-refresh-cookie/10433/1) - [Deprecation/Removal: Marketing site login and user info cookies](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-marketing-site-login-and-user-info-cookies/10434/1) - [Deprecation/Removal: Expected error part of EXPECTED\_ERRORS](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-expected-error-part-of-expected-errors/10435/1) - [Deprecation/Removal: Content Libraries V1](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/deprecation-removal-content-libraries-v1/10421) - **Meeting notes:** - [DEPR Meeting Notes (2023)](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3631087655/DEPR+Meeting+Notes+2023) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **DevEx Working Group** - **Chair:** @Rebecca_S_Graber & @kmccormick - **Headlines:** - Continuing to work on both incremental updates to devstack and Tutor/Devstack parity. Lots of work streamlining asset builds - They’ve found and documented workarounds for most of the issues encountered ([Troubleshooting: Common Issues — Open edX Devstack Unversioned documentation](https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-devstack/en/latest/troubleshoot_general_tips.html) ) - [Development Environment Improvement Plans](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AC/pages/3773956109) - They heard back from Orbstack in [[Discovery] Docker Desktop alternatives · Issue #93 · edx/edx-arch-experiments](https://github.com/edx/edx-arch-experiments/issues/93#issuecomment-1572567430) - 2U is starting to look into [Compass | Mission control for your distributed architecture](https://www.atlassian.com/software/compass) - Latest series of PRs will remove all Python processing from xmodule SCSS. [Stop dynamically generating XModule SCSS · Issue #32292 · openedx/edx-platform](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/issues/32292) - **Meeting notes:** - [2023-06-05 DevEx Meetup Notes](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3777298433/2023-06-05+DevEx+Meetup+Notes) - [2023-06-19 DevEx Meetup Notes](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3777888257/2023-06-19+DevEx+Meetup+Notes) - [https://github.com/openedx/wg-developer-experience/issues](https://github.com/openedx/wg-developer-experience/issues) - The board: [Developer Experience Working Group • openedx](https://github.com/orgs/openedx/projects/37/views/1) - Top-level initiatives: [DevX: Top-Level Initiatives & Epics · Issue #1 · openedx/wg-developer-experience](https://github.com/openedx/wg-developer-experience/issues/1) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **DevOps Working Group** - **Chair:** @regis - **Headlines:** - Progress on getting Open edX to run on a local Kubernetes cluster with Minikube/Kind: [https://github.com/openedx/wg-devops/issues/4#issuecomment-1602721814](https://github.com/openedx/wg-devops/issues/4#issuecomment-1602721814) - **Meeting notes:** - [Slack](https://openedx.slack.com/archives/C015KC8CN76/p1687443516132089?thread_ts=1687283377.686859&cid=C015KC8CN76) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** - “we could use some help getting the minio plugin to work on a local Kubernetes cluster [https://github.com/openedx/wg-devops/issues/4#issuecomment-1602721814](https://github.com/openedx/wg-devops/issues/4#issuecomment-1602721814)” ### **Educators Working Group** - **Chair:** @john_curricume - **Headlines:** - [Educators Working Group](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3725623297) - They are continuing to host monthly educator-centered knowledge-sharing sessions. On Monday, ASU will be presenting on “Non-Linear Learning using Open EdX: Resource Hubs”. Next month will be a panel discussion on the implications of AI and LLMs on MOOCs.We are also gearing up a team to work on documentation on [http://docs.openedx.org/](http://docs.openedx.org/) - Working on the best system to have non-technical folks contribute to documentation using Google Sheets that can then be migrated to RST and Github. - **Meeting notes:** - [2023-06-26 Educator WG](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3788865567/2023-06-26+Educator+WG) - [Open edX Roadmap • openedx](https://github.com/orgs/openedx/projects/4/views/1) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** - Looking for any and all documentors! ### **Frontend Working Group** - **Chair:** @arbrandes - **Headlines:** - Avoiding devstack-specific values post js-based config: - [Relevant issue](https://github.com/openedx/wg-frontend/issues/11) - Relevant [PR comment](https://github.com/openedx/frontend-platform/pull/474#issuecomment-1561784246) - Enzyme Deprecation: - [Migrate away from Enzyme tests in favor of React Testing Library · Issue #166 · openedx/wg-frontend](https://github.com/openedx/wg-frontend/issues/166) - React 17 is not being deprecated any time soon, but when we upgrade to 18, the migration is required - No new code should be written in enzyme starting now; update OEP-11 - Upgrades status: - Node 16-\>18 upgrade nearly complete (modulo outliers like edx-platform) - react-router 5-\>6 upgrade is well along, draft PRs already in most repos - React 16-\>17 upgrade next after that, expected to be straightforward - React 17-\>18 blocked by Enzyme issue - **Meeting notes:** - [2023-05-18 Frontend Working Group Meeting Notes](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3757735937/2023-05-18+Frontend+Working+Group+Meeting+Notes) - [2023-05-25 Frontend Working Group Meeting Notes](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3757735951/2023-05-25+Frontend+Working+Group+Meeting+Notes) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **Large Instances Working Group** - **Chair:** Braden MacDonald & Felipe Montoya - **Headlines:** - They are continuing to develop the Harmony Helm charts and get closer to a releasable version. “Thanks to everyone who has been working on PRs!” - Releasing the chart - Jhony Avella created a new PR that’s from the same repo rather than a fork, and now it seems to be working. You can now use Helm to install it directly for testing. - OpenSearch cluster - Maksim Sokolskiy has resolved all the comments. Mostly been testing on minikube so would appreciate if someone can test on EKS. Found a new issue with the “reindex\_course” command that affects both OpenSearch and ElasticSearch. PR is ready for second round of review. - **Meeting notes:** - [Large Instances Meeting Notes 2023-05-30](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3771203649/Large+Instances+Meeting+Notes+2023-05-30) - [Large Instances Meeting Notes 2023-06-13](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3787292690/Large+Instances+Meeting+Notes+2023-06-13) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **Marketing Working Group** - **Chair:** Eden Huthmacher - **Headlines:** - They launched the [“How To” Open edX instructional series](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwuGccK49m8&list=PL87xhvJSz2W5AhGcra8ojmxqIGSUetiZY) and are developing campaigns around it. - OKR Strategy: [OKR´S MWG](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Ju_m1DgERpvfYaFrW7bu5XMU402UqVseCr7IRKBtzw/edit#gid=0) - OKR’s: ”Why Open edX?” – Update: Each partner create custom content about “Why Open edX?” that explain why to choose the solution.’ - OKR’s: Establish and maintain a strong presence on social media – Update: Social Media Posting Schedule, see [document](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ogYR3lVih-mGUkEAQ0AMVSFH4WYk_M1E/edit#gid=567809040) - [Open edX Marketing Working Group • openedx](https://github.com/orgs/openedx/projects/49/views/1) - **Meeting notes:** - [2023-05-31 Marketing WG](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3773366273/2023-05-31+Marketing+WG) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **Maintainers** - **Headlines:** - Adolfo - Frontend-Template-Application - Readme update is in Palm - New openedx-tutor-plugins repo now exists to host experimental plugins - frontend-app-communications - Axim is maintaining it temporarily until eduNext ramps up a maintainer - Ned - GitHub ↔︎ Jira work has stalled but others seem interested. - Teams work is in progress (Kyle + Sarina are involved) - **Meeting notes:** - [Open edX Maintainer’s Program](https://openedx.org/blog/open-edx-maintainers-program/) - [2023-06-01 Maintainer’s Meeting notes](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3775332389/2023-06-01+Maintainer+s+Meeting+notes) - [2023-06-15 Maintainer’s Meeting notes](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3790897158/2023-06-15+Maintainers+Meeting+notes) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **Product Working Group** - **Headlines:** - Feedback on [proposal to reorganize the Working Group.](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3748462595/Proposal+Product+Working+Group+Reorganization) - Writing community guidelines for building features: - Some guidelines are now proposed for how to handle pull requests and how to propose making a feature (making a roadmap ticket, etc). This needs to be documented somewhere. Who can take this task? 1. Wiki documentation of PR review process [Ryan/Jenna/Shelly] 2. Documentation of doing product discovery/feature definition in the open and how to submit [Santiago] 3. Once it’s in wiki, translate to docs.openedx.oeg [Sarina] - **Meeting notes:** - [2023-05-09 - Product Working Group Notes and Agenda](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3748560901/2023-05-09+-+Product+Working+Group+Notes+and+Agenda) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **Security Working Group** - **Chair:** Feanil Patel - **Headlines:** - Onboarding: - [For working group members](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3630858436/For+working+group+members#%F0%9F%9B%82-Onboarding-%26-Offboarding) - They’re routing reports to the relevant parties and have been improving their docs. - **Meeting notes:** - [2023-05-25 Security WG Meeting](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3769860097/2023-05-25+Security+WG+Meeting) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ### **TOC** - **Meeting notes link:** - [TOC Meeting Summary](https://discuss.openedx.org/search?q=%23meeting-notes%20%23toc) ### **Translation Working Group** - **Chair:** Eden Huthmacher - **Headlines:** - They are adding 2 new languages, Danish and Indonesian - **Meeting notes:** - [Translation Working Group](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3157524644/Translation+Working+Group) - **Blockers or Calls/offers for help:** ## 2. Events ## 3. Projects Would anyone like to highlight any new or ongoing projects? ## 4. Next async update and meetup - **Friday June 23 - Update async!** - **Tuesday July 11 - Join the meetup [here!](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84809577480?pwd=REpaQkRwWU93NlpTZXBVMVZyMFhndz09)** - Details and draft agenda on [the GitHub board](https://github.com/openedx/wg-community/issues/92) Please reply to this post with any questions or comments you may have! --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-sprint-retro-2023-05-27-2023-06-10/10478)._