July 2021 Endgame

[rzhao271]

• July 26 5pm PT Code freeze for the endgame
• July 30 Endgame done
• August 4 Expected release date (this may change)

Monday

• [x] Run OSS tool endgame champion
• [x] Update links in Endgame issue and Endgame notebooks to point to new milestone endgame champion
• [x] Code freeze at 5pm PT
• [x] Ensure we have a green build on all platforms at 5pm PT
• [x] Create test plan items following the template here by 6pm PT
• [x] Add verification-needed label to features needed testing and are not tested by TPIs.
• [x] Update your availability for testing here - https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/testers

Tuesday

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

Wednesday

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

Thursday

• [x] Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned, NO discussion during standup)
  • Move issues to the next month that can be deferred
• [x] 🔖Verification needed
• [x] 🔖Verification

Friday

• [x] Pause scheduled insider builds endgame champion
• Satellite modules/npm packages ready, version updated, smoke tested
  • [x] vscode @eamodio
  • [x] yo generator @aeschli
  • [x] vsce @joaomoreno
  • [x] node debug @weinand
  • [x] js-debug @connor4312
  • [x] node debugadapter node @weinand
  • [x] debug adapter protocol @weinand
  • [ ] custom data for html/css @aeschli
• [ ] All issues 🔖verified
• [x] Branch code to release/<x.y> endgame champion
• [x] Fixing (scrutiny sets in once branched - major bugs only - to be discussed in stand-up meeting, labeled as candidate)
• [ ] All release notes updated
  • release notes are collected in a file named v<Major>_<Minor>.md in this repo directory
  • [ ] @aeschli
  • [ ] @alexdima
  • [x] @alexr00
  • [ ] @andreamah
  • [ ] @bpasero
  • [ ] @chrmarti
  • [x] @connor4312
  • [x] @dbaeumer
  • [ ] @deepak1556
  • [ ] @eamodio
  • [x] @egamma
  • [x] @hediet
  • [x] @isidorn
  • [ ] @JacksonKearl
  • [ ] @joaomoreno
  • [ ] @jrieken
  • [ ] @kieferrm
  • [x] @lramos15
  • [ ] @lszomoru
  • [x] @meganrogge
  • [ ] @mjbvz
  • [ ] @rebornix
  • [x] @roblourens
  • [x] @rzhao271
  • [x] @sandy081
  • [ ] @sbatten
  • [x] @stuartleeks
  • [x] @tylerleonhardt
  • [ ] @tyriar
  • [x] @weinand
• [x] Acknowledge pull requests in release notes. We acknowledge PRs from outside the team. We have improved the tooling so that the endgame champion can generate the pull request acknowledgment for all repositories at once. endgame champion
  • [x] debug-adapter-protocol, inno-updater, jsonc-parser, language-server-protocol, lsif-node, vscode, vscode-codicons, vscode-css-languageservice, vscode-debugadapter-node, vscode-dev-containers, vscode-docs, vscode-emmet-helper, vscode-eslint, vscode-extension-samples, vscode-generator-code, vscode-hexeditor, vscode-html-languageservice, vscode-js-debug, vscode-js-debug-companion, vscode-js-profile-visualizer, vscode-jshint, vscode-json-languageservice, vscode-languageserver-node, vscode-livepreview, vscode-loader, vscode-lsif-extension, vscode-node-debug, vscode-node-debug2, vscode-pull-request-github, vscode-recipes, vscode-references-view, vscode-textmate, vscode-vsce
• [x] Acknowledge issue trackers from the community @lszomoru
• [x] 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
  • [x] Build and manually release Insider from release/<x.y> endgame champion
• [x] Bump up the version in package.json on main - endgame champion
• [x] Announce main is open for business endgame champion
• [x] Localization: Run Update VS Code Branch in the vscode-loc-drop repo with release/* as the VS Code Branch parameter (it's the default so you shouldn't have to change anything) endgame champion

Friday/Monday

• [x] Polish release notes redmond
• [x] Fixing (only critical bugs - no string changes)

Monday - Wednesday

• [ ] 🔖milestone issues
• [ ] 🔖candidate issues
• [x] Polish release notes redmond
• [x] Cherry-pick hand-picked and reviewed changes to release/<x.y> endgame champion
• [x] Build Insider from release/<x.y> endgame champion
• [x] Manually release Insider endgame champion
• [x] Build stable for all platforms as new candidate issues come in endgame champion
• [ ] Documentation updated
  • [ ] @aeschli
  • [ ] @alexdima
  • [x] @alexr00
  • [ ] @andreamah
  • [ ] @bpasero
  • [ ] @chrmarti
  • [ ] @connor4312
  • [x] @dbaeumer
  • [ ] @deepak1556
  • [ ] @eamodio
  • [x] @egamma
  • [x] @hediet
  • [x] @isidorn
  • [ ] @JacksonKearl
  • [ ] @joaomoreno
  • [ ] @jrieken
  • [ ] @kieferrm
  • [x] @lramos15
  • [x] @lszomoru
  • [x] @meganrogge
  • [ ] @mjbvz
  • [ ] @rebornix
  • [x] @roblourens
  • [x] @rzhao271
  • [x] @sandy081
  • [ ] @sbatten
  • [x] @stuartleeks
  • [x] @tylerleonhardt
  • [ ] @tyriar
  • [ ] @weinand
• [x] Run scripts/test-documentation.sh|bat and add file or fix issues if there are new colors that are not documented.

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

Wednesday/Thursday - Expected release day (this may change)

• [x] Build stable for all platforms endgame champion
• [x] Sanity check of installable bits (server instructions)
  • [x] Windows 32 bit @rzhao271
  • [x] signed installer 32-bit
  • [x] signed user installer 32-bit
  • [x] zip 32-bit
  • [x] server 32-bit @roblourens
  • [x] Windows 64 bit @rzhao271
  • [x] signed installer 64-bit
  • [x] signed user installer 64-bit
  • [x] zip 64-bit
  • [x] server 64-bit @roblourens
  • [x] Windows ARM64 @bpasero
  • [x] signed installer ARM64
  • [x] signed user installer ARM64
  • [x] zip ARM64
  • [x] macOS
  • [x] Universal @lramos15
  • [x] Intel @lramos15
  • [x] Intel server @rzhao271
  • [x] Apple Silicon @deepak1556
  • [x] Linux x64
  • [x] deb @deepak1556
  • [x] rpm @deepak1556
  • [x] archives @roblourens
  • [x] snap (sudo snap install --classic --dangerous <file>.snap) @deepak1556
  • [x] Linux server @TylerLeonhardt
  • [x] x64
  • [x] x64 Alpine
  • [x] ARM32
  • [x] ARM64
• [x] Publish website @gregvanl
• [x] Publish Localization language pack @tylerleonhardt
• [x] Publish to stable endgame champion
• [x] Create an official release endgame champion
  • [x] Create a tag: git tag <x.y.z>
  • [x] Push the tag: git push origin <x.y.z>
  • [x] Create a GitHub release: Open the GitHub tags, and click far right ... > Create Release. Use the correct title and description from our release notes. Example
• [x] Publish @types/vscode endgame champion
• [x] Enable scheduled insider builds endgame champion
• [x] Twitter announcement @sana-ajani

[rzhao271]

The queries above don't include Jupyter and Python repos. Here's some better queries:

Bugs to verify: https://github.com/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22July+2021%22+label%3Abug+-label%3Averified+-label%3Aon-testplan+-label%3Aduplicate+-label%3A%2Aduplicate+-label%3Ainvalid+-label%3Aas-designed+-label%3Aerror-telemetry+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-internalbacklog+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-remote-release+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-js-debug+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-pull-request-github+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-livepreview+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-jupyter+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-python+is%3Aclosed

Features to verify: https://github.com/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+milestone%3A%22July+2021%22+label%3Averification-needed+-label%3Averified+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-internalbacklog+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-remote-release+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-js-debug+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-pull-request-github+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-livepreview+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-python+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-jupyter

TPIs: https://github.com/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Atestplan-item+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-internalbacklog+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-remote-release+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-js-debug+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-pull-request-github+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-livepreview+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-python+repo%3Amicrosoft%2Fvscode-jupyter