We need to document a process for how TC53 work advances from an idea to committee deliverable (typically either in the form of a specification or a technical report).
The process should describe stages/steps/phases, what is needed to enter or leave each phase/step/phase, and how a decision is taken that the conditions for each phase have been met.
TC39's proposal staging process is one source of inspiration: proposal documents are captured as separate repos, where the proposals advance through the staging process via consensus decision-making. Conditions for stage advancement include tests, documentation, number of implementations, and so forth. W3C's process document is another; in that case a formal vote is required for work to advance.
Whatever we chose to do, it is critical that 1) it is a process we can all support and adhere to, 2) it is documented, 3) it reflects reality and 4) there is a clear path to change this process when it no longer satisfies the prior conditions.
Who's interested in working on something for this? It would be great to get a subset of the group collaborating on a proposal we can discuss at the next teleconference.
We need to document a process for how TC53 work advances from an idea to committee deliverable (typically either in the form of a specification or a technical report).
The process should describe stages/steps/phases, what is needed to enter or leave each phase/step/phase, and how a decision is taken that the conditions for each phase have been met.
TC39's proposal staging process is one source of inspiration: proposal documents are captured as separate repos, where the proposals advance through the staging process via consensus decision-making. Conditions for stage advancement include tests, documentation, number of implementations, and so forth. W3C's process document is another; in that case a formal vote is required for work to advance.
Whatever we chose to do, it is critical that 1) it is a process we can all support and adhere to, 2) it is documented, 3) it reflects reality and 4) there is a clear path to change this process when it no longer satisfies the prior conditions.
Who's interested in working on something for this? It would be great to get a subset of the group collaborating on a proposal we can discuss at the next teleconference.