[Zope3-dev] Re: [Zope3-checkins] CVS: Zope3/lib/python/Zope/App/schemagen Zope3/lib/python/Zope/App/schemagen - New directory

Paul Everitt paul@eurozope.org
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:19:30 +0100


On jeudi, d=E9c 12, 2002, at 09:07 Europe/Paris, Steve Alexander wrote:

> Meta-comment directed at no-one in particular:
>
> When a sprint is going on, as a sprinter, it is kind of irritating to=20=

> have a running critique of the ongoing work at the sprint. I feel=20
> copmelled to respond to this, and try to explain the rationale and=20
> direction of the sprinting. However, I also think that this is=20
> counter-productive, and my time and attention would be better spent on=20=

> the sprinting activities.
>
> I suggest a general principle that refactoring and moving stuff around=20=

> and renaming stuff can happen after a sprint.  The sprinters are=20
> people who are best informed to discuss such refactoring. However, we=20=

> don't want to distract them during a sprint, so we'll have such=20
> discussions after the end of a particular sprint.

+1  After all, the purpose of a sprint is leverage physical presence=20
and XP to move quickly and efficiently over a short period of time. =20
Moving along non-present people as well kind of defeats the purpose of=20=

the getting together.  And since it isn't exactly cheap for a week of=20
sprint time (travel, hotels, etc.), it's important to focus the sprint=20=

on the sprinters, IMO.

--Paul=