[stem-dev] Notes from today's STEM community call

["Judy Douglas" <judyvdouglas@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

STEM Community Call April 19, 2012

On Call: Jamie, Stefan, Matt, Kun, Matthias, Chris, Alex, Werner, Judy

 

1.    1.3.1 RELEASE

V1.3.1 RC2 is up (4/25 review)

Chris: Bug w/ URIs and graph editor

Discussion/Disposition: Matt will try to resolve today; if cannot, will move w/o it and fix for next release   

Chris: Found another bug, will send description

Jamie: Updated what's new page on wiki
Need to update plan page
       
2.    1.4.0 RELEASE PLAN    
Need to update plan page      
Performance improvements
Simplified creation of new disease and population models (tools for generating new disease plugins)
Pajek-file Importer:
        Enable import of discrete transportation events
        Enable integration between user graphs and existing STEM graphs

        CHRIS: Will add in third new feature to plan page

Polio Example  
JAMIE: Working on new Stochastic Modeling Framework. See more below

Ability to delete items inside a graph from Designer Perspective
Deep copy drag and drop for models
Refactor
Create new mixing edges (Chris to put edges back, JK to do generator)
Improved UI for Decorators View     

ADDED UPDATE: STOCHASTIC MODELING FRAMEWORK

Jamie: Work in progress, not documented as of yet. User will select stochastic or deterministic as way to run, not as a separate model

Matthias: Possible to specify model runs only as stochastically; Jamie: Yes (to do)

Issues: How to handle old models (Stefan); Jamie: Need to inventory

TODO: Initiate newsgroup and stem-dev discussion (Jamie)

         
3.    NEW DOC FOR 1.4.0
* Jamie re Wiki practice: Always put STEM in title (hard to rename, can have any name on display page). AGREED  

* Stefan working on Best Practice for Developers, writing performance critical components in STEM (in progress)
* Additional doc for more realistic food SCENARIO doc: Done but not in wiki yet. Alex to send Scenario today
* Need better top level food modeling doc (under construction; draft created)

4.    PROJECT PRACTICES

Need to formalize practices as project grows
*Use Bugzilla/STEM Dev/direct email to notify other users of any non-core changes that may affect them

Critical when making changes with major impact, e.g., to STEM core

*Wiki practice (page naming). APPROVED (SEE 3 ABOVE)    
*Best Practice for Developers, writing performance critical components: Stefan (in progress) 
       
5.    FOOD PRODUCTION DISCUSSION

No updates

6.    UPDATE on JET (let's try polio): AGREED

Matt: When using EMF already using JET; Next step will simplify creation of plugins from ecore

7.    BUGS OF THE WEEK
BUG 376149. Update from Chris re synchronous map/asynchronous tasks, options, when to pause  
Discussion: Current asynchronous model not working; accumulated redraw requests add latency; fix is to get rid of the accumulated request, not to make synchronous

Jamie: All should think about this, how to control the queue

TODO: Move to stem-dev; not for this release (Jamie)
BUG 369835. Feature Request: Improve Migration Edge Graph Generator. Matthias: Okay to close bug (Jamie TODO)

8. DEMO CAMP DATES AND LOCATIONS (Werner)

Any in Germany interested put selves on wiki page

New Item: Copenhagen and Poland conferences; TODO: Post links (Werner)

9. ITEMS FROM PARTICIPANTS
Matthias: BfR logo/membership not a top priority as of now

Jamie: Has updated doc on initializers, etc.

Judy: ISVEE 13 to notify abstract authors on Monday, April 23, @ 900 hours Netherlands time re acceptance