Re: [UG-ADMINS] PHP TestFest 2017

I forgot to say, KC PHP UG is in. This will be great! On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 9:14 AM Chris Spruck <chris@atlantaphp.org> wrote: > AtlantaPHP is in as well. Back in 2008 or 2009, a guy from Atlanta was the > "build master" for putting together the VMs of the source, tests, and all > the needed parts, so I'll get in touch with him and see if he wants to be > involved at all, available for consult, etc. > > Chris > > On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Antonios Pavlakis <antonis@pavlakis.info> > wrote: > > > 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> > <(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: > > > >>>>> <�� > > > >>>>> �x�ga����~���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: > > > >>>>> <q`�k�����p > > > >>>>> ��H�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 > > >