Runtime Update Process

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• Attributes
• Business Goal
• Tracking Progress
  • Exit Criteria (0% completed)
  • Roles and Responsibilities

Attributes

Property	Value
Date Created	2022-11-29
Target End Date	TBD
Slack	#wg-runtime-update-process
Google Doc	Working Group Agenda
Task Board	Issue board
Epic	Link

Business Goal

We need to streamline the language framework (version) update process. Language framework updates are driven by multiple teams, cumbersome, and the processes are inconsistent between the multiple frameworks we use today. In the case of Go, a half dozen or more teams are involved. The current upgrade process is difficult to execute at scale and requires manual intervention with a high degree of complexity. Goals include, but are not limited to:

• Create a streamlined Golang runtime (version) update process or possibly a language framework agnostic process
• Reduce update process complexity
• Create documentation around the update process to improve efficiency
• Increase developer and management efficiency

Tracking Progress

Progress will be tracked on the Working Group issue board using the following labels:

• ~"workflow::In dev"
  • The issue is currently in progress and actively being worked on
• ~"workflow::In review"
  • The issue is currently being reviewed by broader Engineering Team
• ~"workflow::blocked"
  • The issue is blocked by another issue. Please refer to the blocking issue.
• ~"workflow::production"
  • The issue has been completed and should be closed.

Exit Criteria (0% completed)

Criteria	Start Date	Target Completion Date	Completed Date	DRI
Build and document a repeatable upgrade process that's applicable to our major platforms such as Go, Ruby, Rails, and Vue.	2023-03-30	2023-08-31
Upgrade to Go 1.20	2023-03-30	2023-07-30		@rmarshall
Evaluate a second framework for an upgrade such as Ruby, Python, or Node	2023-06-01	2023-06-30
Upgrade a second framework to validate our process	2023-07-01	2023-09-30

Roles and Responsibilities

Working Group Role	Person	Title
Executive Sponsor	Christopher Lefelhocz	VP of Development
Facilitator	Matt Nohr	Engineering Manager, Create
Functional Lead	Robert Marshall	Senior Backend
Member	Balasankar 'Balu' C	Senior Backend
Member	Chun Du	Director of Engineering, Enablement
Member	DJ Mountney	Engineering Manager, Distribution:Build
Member	Jason Plum	Staff Backend
Member	Thomas Woodham	Senior Engineering Manager, Secure
Member	Ross Fuhrman	Senior Backend