May 2022 Endgame

[vscodenpa]

• 05/30 Code freeze for the endgame
• 06/03 Endgame done
• 06/09 Expected release date (this may change)

----- Monday

• [ ] Check that all queries in this issue use the current milestone -joaomoreno
• [ ] Run OSS tool -joaomoreno
• [ ] Update links in the Endgame notebooks to point to new milestone -joaomoreno
• [ ] Code freeze at 5pm PT
• [ ] Ensure we have a green build on all platforms at 5pm PT
• [ ] Create test plan items following the template here by 6pm PT
• [ ] Add verification-needed label to features needed testing and are not tested by TPIs.
• [ ] Update your availability for testing here - https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/team-manifest -microsoft/vscode
  • [ ] Update availability of testers in vacation. Double check N/A testers. -joaomoreno

----- Tuesday

• [ ] 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
• [ ] 🔖All closed feature-requests either have a verification-needed or on-testplan label
• [ ] Test build starts at 7am CET
• [ ] Test plan ready by 8am CET
• [ ] 🔖Testing
• [ ] 🔖Verification needed

----- Wednesday

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

----- Thursday

• [ ] Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned, no need for PR or review)
  • Increased scrutiny sets in due to testing being completed. Fixes pose a much higher risk
  • Move - to the next month that can be deferred
• [ ] 🔖Verification needed
• [ ] 🔖Verification

----- Friday

• [ ] Build a stable build to ensure stable build is green -joaomoreno
• [ ] Pause scheduled insider builds -joaomoreno
• Satellite modules/npm packages ready, version updated, smoke tested
  • [ ] yo generator -aeschli
  • [ ] node debug -weinand
  • [ ] js-debug -connor4312
  • [ ] node debugadapter node -weinand
  • [ ] debug adapter protocol -weinand
  • [ ] custom data for html/css -aeschli
• [ ] Only candidate - are open and assigned to 🔖milestone
• [ ] All - 🔖verified
• [ ] Branch code to release/<x.y> after all expected fixes are in (latest 5PM PST) -joaomoreno
• [ ] Branch distro to release/<x.y> after all expected fixes are in (latest 5PM PST) -joaomoreno
• [ ] Announce main is open for business -joaomoreno
• [ ] Fixing (PR + review required 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
  • [ ] -alexr00
  • [ ] -bpasero
  • [ ] -chrmarti
  • [ ] -connor4312
  • [ ] -dbaeumer
  • [ ] -deepak1556
  • [ ] -egamma
  • [ ] -hediet
  • [ ] -isidorn
  • [ ] -JacksonKearl
  • [ ] -joaomoreno
  • [ ] -joyceerhl
  • [ ] -jrieken
  • [ ] -kieferrm
  • [ ] -lramos15
  • [ ] -lszomoru
  • [ ] -meganrogge
  • [ ] -mjbvz
  • [ ] -rebornix
  • [ ] -roblourens
  • [ ] -rzhao271
  • [ ] -sandy081
  • [ ] -sbatten
  • [ ] -tanhakabir
  • [ ] -tylerleonhardt
  • [ ] -tyriar
  • [ ] -weinand
• [ ] 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. -joaomoreno
  • [ ] 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
• [ ] Acknowledge issue trackers from the community -chrmarti
• [ ] 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
  • [ ] Build and manually release Insider from release/<x.y> -joaomoreno
• [ ] 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) -joaomoreno

----- Friday/Monday

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

----- Monday - Wednesday

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

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

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

• [ ] Build stable for all platforms -joaomoreno
• [ ] Sanity check of installable bits (server instructions)
  • [ ] Windows 32 bit owner
  • [ ] signed installer 32-bit
  • [ ] signed user installer 32-bit
  • [ ] zip 32-bit
  • [ ] server 32-bit
  • [ ] Windows 64 bit owner
  • [ ] signed installer 64-bit
  • [ ] signed user installer 64-bit
  • [ ] zip 64-bit
  • [ ] server 64-bit
  • [ ] Windows ARM64 owner
  • [ ] signed installer ARM64
  • [ ] signed user installer ARM64
  • [ ] zip ARM64
  • [ ] macOS
  • [ ] Universal owner
  • [ ] Intel owner
  • [ ] Intel server owner
  • [ ] Apple Silicon owner
  • [ ] Linux x64
  • [ ] deb owner
  • [ ] rpm owner
  • [ ] archives owner
  • [ ] snap (sudo snap install --classic --dangerous <file>.snap) owner
  • [ ] Linux server owner
  • [ ] x64
  • [ ] x64 Alpine
  • [ ] ARM32
  • [ ] ARM64
• [ ] Publish website -gregvanl
• [ ] Publish to stable -joaomoreno
• [ ] Trigger the vscode.dev Deploy pipeline for the prod deployment target -joaomoreno
• [ ] Create an official release -joaomoreno
  • [ ] Create a tag (make sure you pull the release branch first): git tag <x.y.z>
  • [ ] Push the tag: git push origin <x.y.z>
  • [ ] Create a GitHub release: Open the GitHub tags, and click far right ... > Create Release. Use the correct title and description from our release notes. Also change the relative links for the key highlight list items to absolute links Example
• [ ] Twitter announcement -chrisdias
• [ ] Enable scheduled insider builds -joaomoreno
• [ ] Bump up the version in package.json on main - -joaomoreno
• [ ] Publish -types/vscode -joaomoreno
• [ ] Close the milestone on GitHub -joaomoreno
• [ ] If a recovery build is needed, proceed to https://github-com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Endgame-Recovery-Template or https://github-com/microsoft/vscode-internalbacklog/wiki/Patch-Tuesday-Release-Endgame-Template/ -joaomoreno

[vscodenpa]

confidence for label install-update: 0.55. does not meet threshold

[vscodenpa]

confidence for assignee mjbvz: 0.75. does meet threshold

[vscodenpa]

confidence for label install-update: 0.55. does not meet threshold

[vscodenpa]

confidence for assignee mjbvz: 0.75. does meet threshold

[vscodenpa]

confidence for label install-update: 0.55. does not meet threshold

[vscodenpa]

confidence for assignee mjbvz: 0.75. does meet threshold