[Bigbang-dev] BigBang 1.0 Architecture

[Niels ten Oever]

Thanks for pushing this Seb, I can confirm my participation for Dec. 17, 9am EST.

Best,

Niels

On 06-12-2021 21:58, Sebastian Benthall wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Last week was very productive.
> One thing that came out of it, as well as earlier engagement around refactoring the older BigBang code, is some greater clarity around BigBang use cases and how people are using what's there.
> 
> One thing that's clear is that there are some inconsistencies in how the repository is being used as it supports more-or-less independent research efforts.
>  - The architecture of the newer ListServ code is basically separate from the earlier codebase, with a lot of parallel features (data collection, analysis, visualization)
>  - Data from different projects is distributed across different examples directories, though what's needed by use cases is a rational strategy around pulling and combining this data
> 
> Figuring out how to use the repository coherently is also conceptually related to the next big item in the documentation, which is laying out contributor guidelines.
> 
> The nature of this beast is that it's hard to settle through just one person's efforts. It requires consensus.
> 
> I'd like to confirm that our next meeting is scheduled for Dec. 17, 9am EST, and that others can make it for this time. We don't have a lot of time left to use the Prototype Fund resources and it seems like we've only just now identified the real pain points in terms of software design (or lack of it). I'm wondering how to best join forces moving forward.
> 
> Best regards,
> Seb
> 
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