Schedule Template

• Dec 3 – Code freeze for the endgame
• Dec 7 – Endgame done
• Dec 12 – Expected release date (this may change)

Note: The Insiders build needs to be in the wild for 24 hours before we can enter the last phase of the endgame.

Monday

• Run OSS tool endgame master
  • The LCA review of the ThirdPartyNotices.txt files is not needed anymore
• Code freeze at 5pm PT
• Ensure we have a green build on all platforms at 5pm PT
• All test items contain sufficiently comprehensive test descriptions by 6pm PT
• Update your availability for testing here – https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/

Tuesday

• Test plan items assigned (using https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/)
  • Run the tool multiple times to balance load if test items come in later and assignments are already made
• All closed feature-requests either have a verification-needed or on-testplan tag
• Test build starts at 7am CET
• Test plan ready by 8am CET
• Testing
• Verification needed

Wednesday

• Testing
• Remind team members to assign issues that they intend to fix to the current milestone
• Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned)
• Verification

Thursday

• Fixing (scrutiny sets in – major bugs only – to be discussed in stand-up meeting, labeled as candidate)
• Verification
• Check new OSS usage is entered into the OSS registry owner

Friday

• Pause scheduled insider builds endgame master
• Satellite modules/npm packages ready, version updated, smoke tested
  • vscode Benjamin Pasero (@bpasero)
  • yo generator Benjamin Pasero (@bpasero)
  • vsce João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
  • node debug2 roblourens
  • node debug Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • node debugadapter node Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • debug adapter protocol Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• All issues verified
• Fixing (only critical bugs – no string changes)
• Smoketest
  • Windows – SteVen Batten (@sbatten)
  • OS X – Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
  • Linux – Peng Lyu (@rebornix)
• All release notes updated
  • release notes are collected in a file named Month_Year.md in this repo directory
  • Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • alexandrudima
  • Alex Ross (@alexr00)
  • Benjamin Pasero (@bpasero)
  • Christof Marti (@chrmarti)
  • Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • Erich Gamma (@egamma)
  • Isidor Nikolic (@isidorn)
  • João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
  • Johannes Rieken (@jrieken)
  • Kai Maetzel (@kieferrm)
  • Matt Bierner (@mjbvz)
  • Pine (@octref)
  • Peng Lyu (@rebornix)
  • Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
  • roblourens
  • Sandeep Somavarapu (@sandy081)
  • SteVen Batten (@sbatten)
  • Daniel Imms (@Tyriar)
  • Andre Weinand (@weinand)
• Acknowledge pull requests in release notes. We acknowledge PRs from outside the team. Use the thankyou tool to generate the initial contents of the section. owner
  • vscode endgame master
  • vscode-node-debug Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • vscode-node-debug2 roblourens
  • vscode-debugadapter-node Andre Weinand (@weinand)
  • vscode-languageserver-node Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • language-server-protocol Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • vscode-textmate alexandrudima
  • vscode-loader alexandrudima
  • vscode-generator-code Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vscode-vsce João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
  • vscode-docs Greg Van Liew (@gregvanl)
  • vscode-css-languageservice Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vscode-json-languageservice Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vscode-html-languageservice Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • jsonc-parser Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • vscode-jscs Chris Dias (@chrisdias)
  • vscode-tslint Erich Gamma (@egamma)
  • vscode-eslint Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • vscode-jshint Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
  • vscode-recipes Kenneth Auchenberg (@auchenberg)
  • localization R. Shawn Donat (@shawndon)
  • vscode-github-issues-prs Christof Marti (@chrmarti)
  • inno-updater João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
• Review pull requests acknowledgements with NOT MERGED - PLS REVIEW. endgame master
• Add notable fixes to the release notes all
• When done fixing/verifying and there are changes since last build at the end of day PT
  • Trigger new insider build and publish it manually endgame master

Friday/Monday

• Branch code to `release/<x.y> endgame master
• Bump up the version in package.json – endgame master
• Announce master is open for business endgame master
• Polish release notes redmond

Monday – Wednesday

• Polish release notes redmond
• Cherry-pick hand-picked and reviewed changes to release/<x.y> endgame master
• Build Insider from release/<x.y> endgame master
• Manually release Insider endgame master
• Build stable for all platforms as new candidate issues come in endgame master
• Documentation updated
  • Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
  • alexandrudima
  • Alex Ross (@alexr00)
  • Benjamin Pasero (@bpasero)
  • Christof Marti (@chrmarti)
  • Dirk Bäumer (@dbaeumer)
  • Erich Gamma (@egamma)
  • Isidor Nikolic (@isidorn)
  • João Moreno (@joaomoreno)
  • Johannes Rieken (@jrieken)
  • Kai Maetzel (@kieferrm)
  • Matt Bierner (@mjbvz)
  • Pine (@octref)
  • Peng Lyu (@rebornix)
  • Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
  • roblourens
  • Sandeep Somavarapu (@sandy081)
  • SteVen Batten (@sbatten)
  • Daniel Imms (@Tyriar)
  • Andre Weinand (@weinand)

Note: The Insiders build needs to be in the wild for 24 hours before we can enter the last phase of the endgame.

Wednesday/Thursday

• Build stable for all platforms endgame master
• Make rpm signing request Daniel Imms (@Tyriar)
• Sanity check of installable bits
  • Windows
    • signed installer 32-bit roblourens
    • signed installer 64-bit Pine (@octref)
    • signed user installer 32-bit roblourens
    • signed user installer 64-bit Pine (@octref)
    • zip 32-bit roblourens
    • zip 64-bit Pine (@octref)
  • OS X
  • Linux
    • deb package 32-bit roblourens
    • deb package 64-bit Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
    • rpm package 64-bit Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
    • rpm package 32-bit Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
    • archives roblourens, Rachel Macfarlane (@RMacfarlane)
• Publish website Greg Van Liew (@gregvanl)
• Publish Localization language pack R. Shawn Donat (@shawndon)
• Publish to stable endgame master
• Add a git tag to HEAD of release/<x.y> in format x.y.z (for vscode.d.ts download) endgame master
• Publish rpm to repository manually Daniel Imms (@Tyriar)
• Enable scheduled insider builds endgame master
• Twitter announcement Kenneth Auchenberg (@auchenberg)