Semanticmediawiki: SMWCon Fall 2017 notes

[mwjames]

Random notes

• 3.0 is planned to be available between Q4 2017 and Q1 2018
• RELEASE-NOTES.md
• Tests https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/issues/107
  
  
  
  • 2.5 ~87% coverage, 8.50 scrutiny (Tests: 4660, Assertions: 14855, Incomplete: 1, Skipped: 15)
  
  
  • Master is currently running with (Tests: 5585, Assertions: 16597, Skipped: 5.)
  
  
• Discontinued HHVM (#2688)

[kghbln]

@mwjames Great. I will use the info in my presentation. Just drop anything noteworthy here

[kghbln]

@mwjames Could you provide the plays and finishes for https://vimeo.com/82255034 from 09.2016 to 08.2017?

[mwjames]

Could you provide the plays and finishes for https://vimeo.com/82255034 from 09.2016 to 08.2017?

The problem is that they killed the statistics for non paying users, so the only number provided is 5,885. Youtube is much better in this regards such as:

[mwjames]

... some random thoughts ...

• What sort of videos (length 2 - 3 min) should the project provide to make SMW easier to understand (incl. a short description or script)
• Seeking input on #2684, #2274
• I'd expect from those who work professionally with SMW a bit more visibility here on github (RFC's, docu update, PR's etc.)
• Again, targeted towards the professionals seeking assistance in creating a clean and neat semantic-mediawiki docker package that can be hosted here (meaning github) as official repo with a good documentation https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/issues/1218
• Also, tests, tests, tests, more tests means more freedom in adapting the software or its features without necessarily wrecking it
• The list of what needs to be done before 3.0 is available here on github
• RFCs are welcome but should be detailed enough to allow for a review (see here)

[kghbln]

@mwjames @JeroenDeDauw Is there a way to get the number of code changes made by x contributors from 09.2016 to 08.2017? Last year we had this. OpenHub is useless here since they only update after posting to the forum.

[kghbln]

Painfully counting through GH lists

• 09.2016 to 08.2017: 435 merged pr, ? contributors, 201 issues, 35 still open
• 09.2016 to 08.2017: 654 merged pr, ? contributors, 155 issues, 26 still open

Edit: Found a better way

• 07.15-07.16: 1558 commits by 16 contributors
  and
• 07.16-07.17: 987 commits by 12 contributors

[JeroenDeDauw]

The slide that lists all the people in last years presentation got its names (and ordering) via a command such as

git shortlog -sn 2.4.0...master

The part before the ... can be any commit hash, and the same goes for the part afterwards. So you can get a list between arbitrary commits, and just need to figure out what the first commit (or tag) you care about is.

[kghbln]

@mwjames Got this covered.

[kghbln]

Presentation is complete. Thanks for your input and help!