Cybersoulja
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7 months ago In the era of distributed teams and collaborative projects, staying updated on the continuous inflow of project activity can be a daunting task. GitHub, one of the world's largest and most prominent web-based hosting services for version control, churns out a vast amount of updates for each project every day. As such, it becomes a challenging task to make sense of all this activity and ensure that all team members are on the same page. To address this issue, we are in the process of implementing a unique approach - the creation of a weekly digest of GitHub activity.
The Birth of the Weekly Digest Idea
I opened the issue (#43) on February 17, suggesting the creation of a weekly GitHub activity digest. The proposal hinges on three major goals: enhancing transparency, promoting engagement, and celebrating progress.
The weekly digest aims to keep everyone abreast of ongoing developments, encourage more participation, and acknowledge individual contributions and milestones. With it, every team member can be clued up on new issues, pull requests (PRs), notable discussions, and significant milestones of the week.
What to Expect from the Weekly Digest
The proposed structure for this weekly digest involves a brief overview of new issues opened within the week along with their current statuses. It also encompasses details of each pull request rendered during the week, whether they have been merged, are pending review, or need changes.
Discussions that have occurred within issues, PRs or other forums are also highlighted. This initiative provides a platform to appreciate contributors who have tabled significant contributions or have reached distinct milestones.
Bringing the Weekly Digest to Life
The next step after ideation is to bring the idea to life. However, the real challenge lies with the implementation process. Several points to consider under this stage include Tooling, Schedule, and Responsibility.
Tooling involves deciding on the best tool or integration for digest automation. It could be within GitHub itself or some external newsletter tools that coordinate well with GitHub.
Schedule is another crucial aspect to consider. It's essential to pinpoint the right time and day to deliver the weekly digest to maximize team engagement.
The Responsibility to put this digest together can be assigned to a specific team member or rotated among the team to distribute the task fairly.
The proposed next steps include structural discussion and finalization, researching tooling options, creating a reusable digest template, and piloting a first edition for feedback and improvements.
We Value Your Feedback
The team is actively seeking everyone's input on this initiative as constructive feedback can help improve the efficiency and relevance of the weekly digest. Feedback would be appreciated on their preferences about the day and time to receive the digest - the content that should be included for maximum value, and suggestions of any tools or integrations that could boost automation.
Together, we can leverage the weekly digest to bridge communication gaps, streamline project updates, and foster an engaging environment where every contribution is valued and every milestone celebrated. We believe this initiative will go a long way in creating a culture of transparency and collaboration within the team.
TrillAstro
Summary
To ensure all team members are updated on the progress and activities across our GitHub repositories, we propose the creation of a weekly digest. This digest will highlight new issues, PRs, notable discussions, and any significant milestones reached within the week.
Objectives
Proposed Structure
The weekly digest should include:
Implementation
Next Steps
Feedback
All team members are encouraged to provide input on the proposed weekly digest structure, content, and process. Specifically, we're looking for feedback on:
Let's collaborate to make this initiative a valuable resource for our team!