CASA Developer's Meeting June 2-5 Calgary

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Meeting Notes by BoydWaters

1. CalgaryDevelopersMeetingMeetingNotes (Friday)
2. CalgaryDevelopersMeetingMeetingNotesSaturday
3. CalgaryDevelopersMeetingMeetingNotesSunday
4. CalgaryDevelopersMeetingMeetingNotesMonday

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This is a brief outline of the topics we should address at the developers' meeting. Dates and times can be rearranged. I suggest lively discussion topics for lunch and dinner!

Brief Introduction - Wes, AM June 2

1. Players
2. Setup

Glish/AIPS++ - Python/CASA Migration - Wes/Joe, PM June 2

1. Current State
2. Necessary elements needed to release CASA
3. Defect Tracking
4. Time table

Programming - Darrell/Wes, AM June 3

1. Scripting vs Coding vs XML Encoding
2. Passing exceptions to the scripting language
3. Generic Plotter
4. CCM Tools
5. Experience with converting ALMA Heuristics' group scripts
6. XML Schemas
   • tools
7. Switching to Doxygen
8. Integration with ACS C++/Python
9. Tools used

Testing - Kumar, PM June 3

1. Unit
2. Regression
3. Assay
   • Migration issues
   • time table

System Issues - Wes/Darrell, AM June 4

1. Data Repository
   • rsync/cvsup
   • automatic scripts for importing data
     • converting to IAU2000 Coordinate Systems
   • contributed data
2. Packaging
   • Third Party
   • Programmer
   • End-User
3. Support
   • OS
   • Build
   • Glish support in the future if any ?
4. CVS vs Subversion
   • branching/merging for refactoring
5. ACS Integration

User Experience - Joe/Boyd, PM June 4

1. Session Management
2. Documentation/Help
3. All things GUI except the viewer

Viewer - David, AM June 5

1. Interaction with scripting language

Post Mortem - Joe, PM June 5

1. Additional Targets
2. Rearranging priorities

-- WesYoung - 24 May 2006

-- BoydWaters - 3 June 2006