Re: [UG-ADMINS] PHP TestFest 2017

Milwaukee PHP is in! September - November would be ideal for us and give us adequate time to promote it. Joel Clermont 414-852-6221 > On Jun 6, 2017, at 11:01 PM, 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> >