At the beginning of each Sprint, I create a new org file dedicated to it. This workflow/technique strikes a balance between a single ever-growing file, and a thousand little ones. This also gives me a sense of continuity, as the filename of each sprint is date-based.
I want a single keybinding that always displays the current Sprint note file, regardless of the Sprint. This means, I need to have functions that can calculate what this is.
To have the Org Capture features to be able to write to correct locations in the current file, I need each file to follow a particular format. I create a [[file:snippets/org-mode/__sprint.org][sprint note template]] that will be automatically expanded with a new sprint.
I give each sprint a nickname, based on a /theme/ of some sorts, alphabetized. Since our sprints are every two weeks, this allows me to go through the alphabet once. Yeah, my group likes to boringly /number/ the sprints, so I do both… for myself.
At the beginning of the year, I choose a theme, and make a list for the upcoming sprints. In the org file, this is a list, that gets /tangled/ into an actual Emacs LIsp list. This is pretty cool.
Fun sprint names for 2022 lists my favorite D&D monsters, also see [[https://list.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_monsters][this list of monsters]] from mythology and other sources:
Choosing Sprint Names based on [[https://www.imagineforest.com/blog/funniest-words-in-the-english-language/][Funny or Silly Words]]:
#+NAME: sprint-names-2021
- abibliophobia :: The fear of running out of reading materials to read
- bamboozled :: To trick or confuse someone
- catawampus :: Something positioned diagonally
- dweeb :: A boring and uninteresting person
- eep :: Another expression of surprise or fear.
- formication :: The feeling that ants are crawling on your skin.
- goombah :: An older friend who protects you.
- hootenanny :: A country music party or get-together.
- Izzat :: This relates to your personal respect and dignity.
- jabberwock :: Something that is complete nonsense or gibberish
- kebbie :: A Scottish term relating to a walking stick with a hooked end.
- lollygagger :: Someone who walks around with no aim or goal.
- mollycoddle :: To be extra nice to someone or to overprotect them.
- nacket :: A light lunch or snack.
- obi :: A sash worn around the waist of a kimono
- panjandrum :: Someone who thinks that they are superior to others.
- quoz :: Something that is strange.
- ratoon :: The small root that sprouts from a plant, especially during the springtime.
- sialoquent :: Someone who splits while talking.
- taradiddle :: this is a small lie or when someone is speaking nonsense.
- urubu :: A blank vulture found in South American.
- vamp :: To make something brand-new.
- wabbit :: A Scottish word referring to feeling exhausted or a little unwell.
- xanthoderm :: A person with yellowish skin.
- yerk :: Pull or push something with a sudden movement.
- zazzy :: Something that is shiny and flashy
** 2020
New names from [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dinosaur_genera][list of dinosaurs]].
#+NAME: sprint-names-2020
- ankylosaurus
- brontosaurus
- coelophysis
- diplodocus
- eoraptor
- fruitadens
- gobiceratops
- harpymimus
- iguanodozn
- jinfengopteryx
- kentrosaurus
- lambeosaurus
- maiasaura
- neimongosaurus
- oviraptor
- pachycephalosaurus
- quetzalcoatlus
- rioarribasaurus
- stegosaurus
- tyrannosaurus
- utahraptor
- velociraptor
- wannanosaurus
- xiaotingia
- yi
- zuul
** 2019
Came up with a list of somewhat well-known cities throughout the world (at least, they had to have a population of 100,000 or more), but I didn't want any real obvious ones.
I want to print the beginning and ending of the sprint, where we have a sprint number or a data, and we can give the dates that bound the sprint. This odd function calculates this based on knowing the date of the /first thursday/ of the year, so I need to begin the year changing this value. I should fix this.
Due to the regularity of the sprint cadence, I can pre-schedule meetings and other deadlines by /counting/ the number of days from the start of the sprint:
"Return a relative number of days to the start of the current sprint. For instance, if today was Friday, and the sprint started on Thursday, this would return -1."
(first (sprint-day-range date)))
(defun sprint-day-end (&optional date)
"Return a relative number of days to the end of the current sprint. For instance, if today was Monday, and the sprint will end on Wednesday, this would return 3."
