Re: [UG-ADMINS] PHP TestFest 2017

Based on that we are almost booked out through August, pending a speaker agreement, September would work great for Minnesota PHP as well. On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 9:18 AM Joel Clermont <jclermont@gmail.com> wrote: > Milwaukee PHP is in! > > September - November would be ideal for us and give us adequate time to > promote it. > > Joel Clermont > 414-852-6221 <(414)%20852-6221> > > > 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-2009o3p�����s4u}S > k> > > > > * 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> > > > >