Vscode: March Endgame

Endgame Schedule

• March 27 Code freeze for the endgame
• April 4 Endgame done

Monday, March 27

• [x] Code freeze at 5pm PT
• [x] Ensure we have a green build on all platforms
• [x] All test items contain sufficiently comprehensive test descriptions by 6pm PT

Tuesday, March 28

• [x] Test build starts at 7am CET / 10pm PT on Monday
• [x] Test plan ready by 8am CET / 11pm PT on Monday
• [x] Test plan items assigned
• [x] All closed feature-requests either have a verification-needed or on-testplan tag
• [x] Testing
• [x] [Verification needed](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue+-label%3Averified+is%3Aclosed+label%3Averification-needed)

Wednesday, March 29

• [x] Testing
• [x] Remind team members to assign issues that they intend to fix to the March milestone
• [x] Fixing (self-assigned, milestone assigned)
• [x] [Verification](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+-label%3Averified+is%3Aclosed+-label%3Aduplicate+-label%3Ainvalid+-label%3Aas-designed+milestone%3A%22March+2017%22)

Thursday, March 30

• [x] Fixing last issues
• [x] [Verification](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+-label%3Averified+is%3Aclosed+-label%3Aduplicate+-label%3Ainvalid+-label%3Aas-designed+milestone%3A%22March+2017%22)
• [x] Run OSS tool after merging shrink-wrap findings endgame master
  
  
  
  • The LCA review of the ThirdPartyNotices.txt files is not needed anymore
  
  
• [x] Check new OSS usage is entered into the OSS registry endgame master

Friday

• [x] Pause scheduled insider builds @zurich
• Satellite modules/npm packages ready, version updated, smoke tested
  
  
  
  • [x] vscode @bpasero
  
  
  • [x] yo generator @aeschli
  
  
  • [x] vsce @joaomoreno
  
  
  • [x] node debug @weinand
  
  
• [x] Translation input - @dbaeumer
• [x] All issues verified
• [x] Fixing (only critical bugs - no string changes)
• Smoketest
  
  
  
  • [x] Windows - @owner
  
  
  • [x] OS X - @weinand
  
  
  • [x] Linux - @owner
  
  
• [x] All release notes updated - release notes are collected in a file named Month_Year.md in this repo directory
  
  
  
  • [x] @alexandrudima
  
  
  • [x] @weinand
  
  
  • [x] @chrmarti
  
  
  • [x] @tyriar
  
  
  • [x] @dbaeumer
  
  
  • [x] @bpasero
  
  
  • [x] @egamma
  
  
  • [x] @isidorn
  
  
  • [x] @joaomoreno
  
  
  • [x] @jrieken
  
  
  • [x] @kieferrm
  
  
  • [x] @aeschli
  
  
  • [x] @rebornix
  
  
  • [x] @ramya-rao-a
  
  
  • [x] @roblourens
  
  
  • [x] @sandy081
  
  
  • [x] @mjbvz
  
  
  • [x] @mousetraps
  
  
• [x] Acknowledge pull requests in release notes. We acknowledge PRs from outside the team. Use the thankyou utility to generate the initial contents of the section. owner
• [x] Anotable fixes in the release notes @all
• When done fixing/verifying and there are changes since last build at the end of day PT
  
  
  
  • [x] Trigger new insider build and publish it manually @owner
  
  

Friday/Monday

• [x] Freeze insider builds - endgame master
• [x] Branch code to release/<x.y> and release master - endgame master
• [x] Bump up the version in package.json - endgame master
• [x] Announce master is open for business endgame master
• [x] Polish release notes @redmond

Monday - Wednesday

• [x] Polish release notes @redmond
• [x] Cherry-pick hand-picked and reviewed changes to release/<x.y> @owner
• [x] Build Insider from release/<x.y> endgame master
• [x] Manually release Insider endgame master
• [ ] Documentation updated
  
  
  
  • [ ] @alexandrudima
  
  
  • [x] @weinand
  
  
  • [ ] @chrmarti
  
  
  • [x] @tyriar
  
  
  • [x] @dbaeumer
  
  
  • [ ] @bpasero
  
  
  • [x] @egamma
  
  
  • [x] @isidorn
  
  
  • [ ] @joaomoreno
  
  
  • [x] @jrieken
  
  
  • [x] @kieferrm
  
  
  • [x] @aeschli
  
  
  • [x] @rebornix
  
  
  • [ ] @ramya-rao-a
  
  
  • [x] @roblourens
  
  
  • [x] @sandy081
  
  
  • [ ] @mjbvz
  
  
  • [ ] @mousetraps
  
  

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

Thursday/Friday

• [x] Merge translations @zurich
• [x] Build stable for all platforms endgame master
• [x] Make rpm signing request @Tyriar
• [x] Sanity check of installable bits
  
  
  
  • [x] Windows
  
  
  • [x] signed installer @owner
  
  
  • [x] zip @owner
  
  
  • [x] OS X - @owner
  
  
  • [x] Linux
  
  
  • [x] deb package 32-bit @owner
  
  
  • [x] deb package 64-bit @owner
  
  
  • [x] rpm package 64-bit @owner
  
  
  • [x] rpm package 32-bit @owner
  
  
  • [x] archives @owner
  
  
• [x] Publish website @gregvanl
• [x] Publish to stable @owner
• [x] Publish deb and rpms to repositories manually @Tyriar
• [x] Add a git tag to HEAD of release/<x.y> in format x.y.z endgame master
• [x] Enable scheduled insider builds endgame master
• [x] Twitter announcement @seanmcbreen