DevNotes_04Sep2026_Technical

Presentations

• SAND Perspective and Real-World Trends Use-Case (Jonathan, 10-15 minutes)
• Current status of trends in relation to the data, and the data explorer (James, 10-15 minutes)

To Discuss

• Next Refactor Hackathon
  • https://github.com/SasView/sasview/wiki/RefactorHackathon%E2%80%902026%E2%80%90III
  • Dates set for Sept. 16-18
  • James proposal for a Project Board with more specific work packages
    • Finish data explorer -> Plotting -> Perspectives (MuMag, then Invariant, with Fitting last (most difficult))
    • Project boards for each section and each perspective
    • Hope to be in a state to work on Perspectives during contributor camp* (depends on James' availability)
    • Issues that need to be decided on during the hackathon
  • Projects:
• Planning for Contributor Camp
  • Register and get travel approval!
  • Expected projects to be worked on
    • GSC based on discussions
    • Refactoring Project
    • Sasmodels refactor/rework
    • Magnetic SANS(?)
    • MCR-ALS project
    • Automating Releases
• Pixi Configuration (Marie)

Next bug fix release

• 6.2.0 is released
  • Conda forge build issue: https://github.com/conda-forge/sasview-feedstock/pull/56
    • pyausaxs: No conda build and pip wheel has issues on Intel Macs - James and Marie to work with Christian - Status?
• 6.2.1
  • Release date: Before contributor camp - mid to late October
  • Master issue tracker: https://github.com/SasView/sasview/issues/4084
  • Potential PRs to include:
    • Fix fit_started flag: SasView #4067
    • Magnetic model calculations always run: SasView #4072
  • Sasmodels:
    • Fractal S(Q) accuracy: SasModels #722
    • Include new, already merged, models?

ADRs and other Discussion

• Discussions to bring up:
  • Context files in repo discussion

AOB?