Using a framework/workflow (Backbone.js / Ember.js, Yeoman...)
What's the current situation?
Depends on the project
1) MLD and HHN have "more" Backbone.js implementation
2) JBU and DLH have "some" Backbone.js
3) Do other projects use it?
In addition to Backbone.js, HHN is being built with Grunt.js (and LESS is also required)
WHAT WE CAN DO "RIGHT NOW"
1) Decide what to do with Backbone.js/Grunt.js/Bootstrap/Less (keep in certain projects, replace with something else, move current projects to these technologies)?
2) Decide if we're going to switch to RESTful API (in 2013, a kitten dies every time the page reloads instead of making an XHR request)
WHAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS FIRST
1) Decide if we're interested in going more JS and less PHP ( either by utilising a framework, XHR or even going one page app)
2) Discuss our Mercurial workflows