Re: [UG-ADMINS] PHP TestFest 2017

Sounds great 👍 PHPMINDS is also in. Thanks Antonis On Wed, 7 Jun 2017 at 13:52, Andreas Heigl <andreas@heigl.org> wrote: > I'd say PHPUGFFM is also in. > > September would be great! > > Cheers > > Andreas > > Am 07.06.17 um 13:47 schrieb Eric Poe: > > I love this idea! I second Beth's request for non-summer, non-December, > as > > well as Rafael's request for a few months' heads up. > > > > On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 3:34 AM Rafael Dohms <rdohms@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hell yeah! > >> PHPSP was the top contributor of 2009 and it was one of the most > remakable > >> events of my UG organizing years. > >> > >> I'll gladly help with material and presentation. > >> For AmsterdamPHP any month should be good, but a few months heads up > would > >> be nice to get everything set in place. > >> > >> I've also got karma on the test folders so I can help with triage and > >> mentoring. > >> > >> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 9:20 AM Boyan Yordanov < > >> boyan.yordanov.dev@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> The idea sounds really cool. I didn't know that this was a tradition. > And > >>> some time after the summer sounds good. > >>> > >>> I like the idea to have a presentation that newer and smaller groups > >> (like > >>> ours) can use to introduce the initiative to members and also the > >>> mentorship to help us prepare the actual event. > >>> > >>> I will mention it on our next meeting to see what reactions it will > >> create. > >>> Hopefully the people will get on board with it. > >>> > >>> Boyan > >>> PHP Varna, Bulgaria > >>> > >>> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 7:43 AM Beth Tucker Long < > beth@treelinedesign.com > >>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I love this idea. I will selfishly suggest September because then we > >> can > >>>> hold one at Madison PHP Conference, but Madison PHP will hold one > >> either > >>>> way, so I am open to just about any non-summer, non-December month. > >>>> Beth > >>>> > >>>> Beth Tucker Long > >>>> Treeline Design, LLC > >>>> 807 Arbor Vitae Place > >>>> Verona, WI 53593 > >>>> 608-770-6677 <(608)%20770-6677> <(608)%20770-6677> > >>>> http://www.TreelineDesign.com > >>>> > >>>>> On Jun 6, 2017, at 23:01, Ben Ramsey <ben@benramsey.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi, all! > >>>>> > >>>>> Years ago, PHP user groups around the world banded together to hold a > >>>>> yearly PHP TestFest. From my recollection, 2008 and 2009 were the > >>>>> biggest years, with the most involvement, but some groups continued > >> the > >>>>> tradition for several more years. > >>>>> > >>>>> So, what is the PHP TestFest? > >>>>> > >>>>> Here's the old description from the original TestFest page at > >>>>> https://qa.php.net/ > >>>>> > >>>>>> The TestFest is an event that aims at improving the code coverage of > >>>>>> the test suite for the PHP language itself. As part of this event, > >>>>>> local User Groups (UG) are invited to join the TestFest. These UGs > >>>>>> can meet physically or come together virtually. The point however is > >>>>>> that people network to learn together. Aside from being an > >>>>>> opportunity for all of you to make friends with like minded people > >> in > >>>>>> your (virtual) community, it also will hopefully reduce the work > >> load > >>>>>> for the PHP.net mentors. All it takes is someone to organize a UG to > >>>>>> spearhead the event and to get others involved in writing phpt > >> tests. > >>>>>> The submissions will then be reviewed by members of php.net before > >>>>>> getting included in the official test suite. > >>>>> > >>>>> At php[tek], Sammy Kaye Powers gave a great presentation on writing > >>> phpt > >>>>> tests, and several folks began reminescing about the TestFest. One > >>> thing > >>>>> led to another, and we decided it's time to bring it back. > >>>>> > >>>>> So, let's bring it back! > >>>>> > >>>>> Here are a few things we should discuss: > >>>>> > >>>>> * When should we hold TestFest? The goal is for as many user groups > >> as > >>>>> possible to take part, so we should pick a month that works for most > >>>>> groups. A group may participate at any time during that month. > >>>>> > >>>>> * Resources? We used to have resources available at qa.php.net, but > >>>>> those resources seem to have disappeared (see below for archived > >>>>> links). I've set up a repository here, where we can start > >>>>> collaborating to assemble resources for the TestFest: > >>>>> > >>>>> <https://github.com/phpcommunity/testfest> > >>>>> > >>>>> * Prizes? The first TestFest included an elePHPant raffle, where each > >>>>> good test submission received an entry to the raffle, and ten plush > >>>>> elePHPants were raffled off to submitters. Should we do prizes? If > >> so, > >>>>> how should that work? Should we ask companies if they'd like to > >> offer > >>>>> products/services to give away? > >>>>> > >>>>> * How should tests be submitted, and who can volunteer to review > >> tests > >>>>> and work with those who have karma to php-src to accept and merge in > >>>>> the tests? > >>>>> > >>>>> * We need mentors who can help UG leaders prepare for the event. > >>>>> > >>>>> * It'd be great if we could assemble a presentation for any group to > >>> use > >>>>> that would introduce TestFest and explain how to get started. I know > >>>>> several people had worked on virtual machines that groups could use > >>>>> to get people up-and-running quickly; today with Vagrant/Docker, it > >>>>> should be easier than ever before to put something together that's > >>>>> portable and useful. > >>>>> > >>>>> * What else? > >>>>> > >>>>> So, let's get the ball rolling and assemble the groups for TestFest > >>>>> 2017! > >>>>> > >>>>> Cheers, > >>>>> Ben > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Relevant Links: > >>>>> > >>>>> * Original TestFest page: > >>>>> < > >>>> > >> > > http://web.archive.org/web/20080912150938/http://qa.php.net/testfest.php > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> * TestFest on the PHP wiki: > >>>>> <https://wiki.php.net/qa/testfest> > >>>>> > >>>>> * Old source for testfest.php.net: > >>>>> > >>>>> <https://github.com/php/web-testfest> > >>>>> > >>>>> * Some blog posts from Stefan Koopmanschap: > >>>>> > >>>>> <http://leftontheweb.com/blog/categories/testfest/> > >>>>> > >>>>> * Philip Norton's post on the UK PHP TestFest 2010: > >>>>> < > >>> > >>> http://www.hashbangcode.com/blog/php-testfest-uk-2010-and-testing-php> > >>>>> > >>>>> * PHPBelgium slides for preparing for TestFest 2009: > >>>>> < > >>>> > >> > > https://www.slideshare.net/PHPBelgium/preparation-for-php-test-fest-2009 > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> * Brazilian TestFest code resources: > >>>>> <https://github.com/PHPTestFestBrasil/PHPTestFest > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> * Sammy's php[tek] 2017 talk: > >>>>> < > >>>> > >> > > https://speakerdeck.com/sammyk/writing-tests-for-php-source-php-tek-2017 > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Usergroup Coordination Mailing List (http://ug.php.net) > >>>> To unsubscribe, visit: > >>>> http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > > -- > ,,, > (o o) > +---------------------------------------------------------ooO-(_)-Ooo-+ > | Andreas Heigl | > | mailto:andreas@heigl.org N > 50°22'59.5" E 08°23'58" | > | http://andreas.heigl.org > http://hei.gl/wiFKy7 | > +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | http://hei.gl/root-ca > | > +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > -- Antonios Pavlakis