Re: TestFest 2010

On 03/03/2010 08:36 AM, Stefan Koopmanschap wrote:

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Eric Stewart<ericleestewart@gmail.com> wrote:

Last year the PHPSP Group had its TestFest in August/September, the testfest stretched a bit to fit in some more UGs, i think we can go longer then July and would propose we go up until early September. We already plan to have 2 editions of the testfest here, one in may/june kicking it off.. and one in september to round off contributions, which would motivate people to continue contributijg from one event to the other.

Why not have TestFest all year then, and allow user groups to choose their own moment in time. Just have some prices to give away every 3 months, and you're done with it. This will also mean there will be a continuous stream of new tests, and will spread the workload for those having to check and commit tests. It seems a bit counterproductive to force user groups to organize in a specific period when clearly there are groups that prefer another moment in time. It's a great idea in theory, but in practice I feel that there needs to

be a "community buzz" around the event, so it's better if they are all in the same period. It's also great to have statistics so everyone can see how successfully the event has been. Whilst this could be an annual total also, I don't think the momentum would be as great - think of all the big charity events (Children in Need, Live Aid, Red Nose Day, etc) they are all normally spread over a month or two and culminate in a larger event that finishes with the "grand totals". It could be a larger period - like an "Autumn TestFest" (although I just know that would end up as the "Fall TestFest" yuk ;o) or winter TestFest or something like that, but my opinion is that it should have some range. Russ. P.s. Norway will have a TestFest this year for sure :o) P.p.s This message is old - but I accidentally only replied to Stefan the first time... oops -- Russell Flynn MBCS Systemutvikler / System developer Redpill Linpro AS - Changing the game Mobile: (+47) 47 46 70 87 Office: (+47) 21 54 41 44