Bug heat is one of the stories under development by the Launchpad Bugs team for what is being called Launchpad v4.0.

• Current focus: story-bug-heat bugs

• Drivers: Graham Binns and Deryck Hodge

Plans

10.01 (January 2010)

• Design algorithm for calculating heat [DONE]
• Get feedback from stake holders here [DONE]
• Risky bits of bug heat done early
  • script to calculate bug heat [IN PROGRESS]
  • install as cron to test early
• File bugs for:
  • Showing heat indicator in bug lists
  • Showing heat indicator in bug page
  • Exposing heat number via the API
• Create mockups of bug heat indication on bug listings, bug pages, and in search
• Week 3 sprint show heat across LP
  • Show on bug page
  • Show on bug listings
  • Use in search
  • Draw any connections between this and affected users

10.02 (February 2010)

• Consider bug heat done
• Any remaining bits landed week 1
• Polish based on stake-holder feedback rest of cycle
• Heavy QA to see how heat algorithm holds up over the cycle
  • Likely updates during cycle due to testing/feedback

Open Questions

1. How does heat icon related to show number of affected users in bug listings?
2. What more could we do with heat in search?
3. Metrics? Anything we can add to lpstats?
4. How do bugs come off the "Hot Bugs" list?
   • Fixed, of course
   • Does changing importance get bugs off list?
   • Do bugs never come off, i.e. if it's hot, it's hot!

Additional Info

• See Brian's algorithm for heat/gravity