Thank you very much for explanation.
Now after I know that “hide weekends” doesn’t mean (anymore) that weekends are hidden in the burndown, I understand the line.
Still, if I don’t hide weekends, the line is straight, which means it is expected that the team will work on weekends.
So I summarize my understanding:
1. the burndown always includes weekend days (x-axis)
2. “hide weekends” means: “team is not expected to work on weekends” -> ideal line shows flats
3. don’t “hide weekends” means: “team is expected to work on weekends” -> ideal line doesn’t show flats
Right?
BTW, I cannot exactly see the benefit you explained “A benefit is …, while flats in your curve in other places means that there is probably a problem” since in the past a flat in the burndown always indicated a possible problem. Well, now I know again how to read it in icescrum.
