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Time for a summary:

Neutron Tempest Code Sprint Summary
Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
When: January 15, 16, 17 2014
Location: Salle du Parc at 3625 Parc avenue, a room in a residence of
McGill University.
Time: 9am - 5pm (8am - 6pm for some)

Purpose:
    to focus on the stability of Neutron
    to address gaps in Neutron testing
    to help Neutron developers recognize other Neutron developers by
face and name

General:
    The code sprint was very successful in stimulating conversation
between developers. Having the time to exchange ideas and having access
to others who were able to discuss issues, either long standing or new,
was valuable for supporting a sense of collaborative group work. The
venue was supportive in that it was quiet and requirements were
unobtrusive and available so that people could focus on their work. The
wifi gave us a hiccup since the port gerrit uses probably alerted a
system firewall, but work arounds were found and work continued.

Stats:
    23 developers, 3 days

Group Size:
    We had 23 people attend, but immediate split into multiple teams
focused on predeterimined areas of stability and testing.  We only held
one large group session to solicit feedback on the structure of the
meetup.  The general feeling is that the maximum group size should not
exceed 30 to ensure efficiency for all that are there.

Location:
    Canada: we had one person ask for a letter of invitation in time to
receive it to get a visa, he was granted a visa and attended - he did
tell me that he has requested a visa to travel to the US previously and
been denied - this person has recently been proposed as Neutron core
    Quebec: I don't recall any conversations anyone had about having
difficulty with language issues
    Montreal: it has an international airport, reasonable prices for
food and accommodation, the weather was not as bad as I had thought it
might have been, noone took off to be tourist since the days were all
rather grey

Outcomes:
    Some specific code items were addressed [0]

    Changes to support isolated testing were completed

    Improvements to enable parallel testing Improvements

    Significant improvement in Tempest API test cases

    Work to enable grenade testing to validate upgrade

Some developers who had never met in person previously had an
opportunity to sit down with others and work together.
The build up to the event helped to bring some focus to the importance
of testing in Neutron. It also brought some attention to how isolated
some Neutron developers are from the other OpenStack projects with an
eye to addressing this isolation - even how isolated some developers are
with the rest of Neutron.

I felt that contributors to other projects were willing to spend more
time than they had been, supporting Neutron's efforts to address testing
gaps, due to the fact that there was a commitment to doing so that had a
very public focus.

One interesting outcome was the number of people who responded
favourably to the question on the evaluation [1] about approaching their
managers to request more time to work on Neutron upstream. I consider
that favourable outcome. I have no way of knowing if anyone actually did
request more time of their manager, and if they did ask, what response
they received.

I think the code sprint represented a target of stability in a release
focused on stability. I think it was a talking point that had some
positive outcomes itself but also was the catalyst for other discussions
for Neutron in Icehouse as a whole.

[0] https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/montreal-code-sprint
[1] https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/montreal-code-sprint-evaluation

Next an apology for me. Just after code sprint, I was injured and didn't
realize it for about 2 weeks, so in the midst of being in pain and then
working on healing myself, I didn't get this summary out in the time
frame I had hoped to get the summary out. I apologize to those folks who
needed this summary earlier. I hope this information is still useful now.

My thanks to all those who made this happen. To the Foundation, to all
the PTLs from other projects who supported this event and to all those
who attended and the managers who supported that attendance. And to Mark
McClain and Salvatore Orlando, thank you both so much.

Thank you,
Anita.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anita Kuno [mailto:anteaya at anteaya.info] 
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 18:00
> To: openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org
> Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [Neutron] Neutron Tempest code sprint - 2nd week of January, Montreal, QC, Canada
> 
> On 12/18/2013 04:17 PM, Anita Kuno wrote:
>> Okay time for a recap.
>>
>> What: Neutron Tempest code sprint
>> Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
>> When: January 15, 16, 17 2014
>> Location: I am about to sign the contract for Salle du Parc at 3625 
>> Parc avenue, a room in a residence of McGill University.
>> Time: 9am - 5am
> Time: 9am - 5pm
>>
>> I am expecting to see the following people in Montreal in January:
>> Mark McClain
>> Salvatore Orlando
>> Sean Dague
>> Matt Trenish
>> Jay Pipes
>> Sukhdev Kapur
>> Miguel Lavelle
>> Oleg Bondarev
>> Rossella Sblendido
>> Emilien Macchi
>> Sylvain Afchain
>> Nicolas Planel
>> Kyle Mestery
>> Dane Leblanc
>> Sumit Naiksatam
>> Henry Gessau
>> Don Kehn
>> Carl Baldwin
>> Justin Hammond
>> Anita Kuno
>>
>> If you are on the above list and can't attend, please email me so I 
>> have an up-to-date list. If you are planning on attending and I don't 
>> have your name listed, please email me without delay so that I can add 
>> you and you get done what you need to get done to attend.
>>
>> I have the contract for the room and will be signing it and sending it 
>> in with the room deposit tomorrow. Monty has about 6 more hours to get 
>> back to me on this, then I just have to go ahead and do it.
>>
>> Caterer is booked and I will be doing menu selection over the holidays.
>> I can post the intended, _the intended_ menu once I have decided. 
>> Soup, salad, sandwich - not glamourous but hopefully filling. If the 
>> menu on the day isn't the same as what I post, please forgive me. 
>> Unforeseen circumstances may crop up and I will do my best to get you 
>> fed. One person has identified they have a specific food request, if 
>> there are any more out there, please email me now. This covers 
>> breakfast, lunch and tea/coffee all day.
> Menu:
> Breakfast: 8am - 10am
> Fruit, Yogurt, Baked Items: ie. Muffins, Scones, Juice, Coffee, Tea
> 
> Lunch: Noon - 2pm
> Sandwiches:
> Roast Beef with Stone Ground Mustard,
> Smoked Turkey Breast with Cranberry Sauce, Chicken Salad with Apples and Celery, Flavoured Tortilla with Spinach and Sun-dried Tomatoes, Smoked Meat, Egg Salad, Tuna with fresh Dill, Black Forest Ham with aged Cheddar on a variety of breads
> 
> Soup:
> Wednesday: Potato and Leek Cream Soup
> Thursday: Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Bisque
> Friday: Wild Rice and Smoked Turkey Soup
> 
> Salad:
> Green Garden Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette and
> Wednesday: Greek Salad
> Thursday: Tortellini Pesto Salad
> Friday: Potato Aglio e Olio Salad
> 
> Tea and Coffee all day
> 
> This is to convey a sense of what to expect, items may change with no notice.
> 
>>
>> Henry Gessau will be social convener for dinners. If you have some 
>> restaurant suggestions, please contact Henry. Organization of dinners 
>> will take place once we congregate in our meeting room.
>>
>> T-shirts: we decided that the code quality of Neutron was a higher 
>> priority than t-shirts.
>>
>> One person required a letter of invitation for visa purposes and 
>> received it. I hope the visa has been granted.
>>
>> Individuals arrangements for hotels seem to be going well from what I 
>> have been hearing. A few people will be staying at Le Nouvel Hotel, 
>> thanks for finding that one, Rosella.
>>
>> Weather: well you got me on this one. This winter is colder than we 
>> have had in some time and more snow too. So it will be beautiful but 
>> bring or buy warm clothes. A few suggestions:
>> * layer your clothes (t-shirt, turtleneck, sweatshirt)
>> * boots with removable liners (this is my boot of choice:
>> http://amzn.to/19ddJve) remove the liners at the end of each day to 
>> dry them
>> * warm coat
>> * toque (wool unless you are allergic) I'm seeing them for $35, don't 
>> pay that much, you should be able to get something warm for $15 or 
>> less
>> * warm socks (cotton socks and wool over top)- keep your feet dry
>> * mitts (mitts keep my fingers warmer than gloves)
>> * scarf
>> If the weather is making you panic, talk to me and I will see about 
>> bringing some of my extra accessories with me. The style might not be 
>> you but you will be warm.
> We are experiencing waves of warm and cold. The best I can offer is keep your eye on the forecast:
> http://www.theweathernetwork.com/14-day-weather-trend/canada/quebec/montreal
> when you pack, which is what I will be doing.
> 
> Thanks,
> Anita.
>>
>> Remember, don't lick the flagpole. It doesn't matter what your friends 
>> tell you.
>>
>> That's all I can think of, if I missed something, email me.
>>
>> Oh, and best to consider me offline from Jan.2 until the code sprint.
>> Make sure you have all the information you need prior to that time.
>>
>> See you in Montreal,
>> Anita.
>>
>>
>> On 11/19/2013 11:31 AM, Rossella Sblendido wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> sorry if this is a bit OT now.
>>> I contacted some hotels to see if we could get a special price if we 
>>> book many rooms. According to my research the difference in price is not much.
>>> Also, as Anita was saying, booking for everybody is more complicated.
>>> So I decided to booked a room for myself.
>>> I share the name of the hotel, in case you want to stay in the same 
>>> place http://www.lenouvelhotel.com/<http://www.booking.com/hotel/ca/le-nouvel-spa.html?aid=318615&label=postbooking_confemail&pbsource=conf_email_hotel_name&et=UmFuZG9tSVYkc2RlIyh9YQkLIKuQhwqabGHP/3dl6rJzqy0AqLilEWRB9q2h3N7LbLpnopp78jpk3Zrw8QEON8/7uGk2Z4XEVgx0jMidsc7G6J6/mpIjb0/tpL+TyUzh/SougdT7JVfQN96wrY/Uz9Cu068o86et5KaL1N1ikBA2yvj25PBlFEF+/iBPj8Nq>.
>>> It's close to the meeting room and the price is one of the best I 
>>> have found.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>> Rossella