# testfest - Thread: https://externals.io/message/36784 - Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/36784 - Started by Ligaya Turmelle on 2008-04-03T13:47:22+00:00 - Messages: 4 - Reply by email to internals@lists.php.net - More for agents: search with https://externals.io/search.md?q={query} · JSON API at https://externals.io/api · documentation at https://externals.io/llms.txt --- ## #36784 — Ligaya Turmelle — 2008-04-03T13:47:22+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/36784#36784 I wish to help with the testfest. Lukas told me to start asking some questions in here. So to help organize things I will add this information to the testfest wiki page and if you want pass on any changes for the testfest web page (or you can give me cvs access if you want). 1) Who is willing to be a mentor? What areas do you want to mentor? What areas are you willing to mentor? Where are you physically located if the local user group would like to work with you - what time frames would you be available? (feel free to respond off list to me with your info) 2) How are UG's with no mentors locally available going to find a mentor? Should they contact someone personally that volunteers (info on the wiki or I don't mind being a connection point) or should they not worry about it and you (internals) will divvy up them up afterwards? 3) What areas does the group want to have people _really_ work on for the testfest (looked at gcov and am assuming anything in red - but anything in particular)? What areas would you prefer the people to work on (assuming yellow)? For beginners - what would you recommend people work on (core functionality)? 4) I am assuming you would prefer to have people work on 5.3 for the testfest. Is that correct? Will there be a RC for the testfest or should people just use what is available from snaps? That should give me enough to get started. Any other info, ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. -- lig --- ## #36860 — Lukas Kahwe Smith — 2008-04-07T22:14:52+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/36784#36860 · In reply to: #36784 > I wish to help with the testfest. Lukas told me to start asking > some questions in here. So to help organize things I will add this > information to the testfest wiki page and if you want pass on any > changes for the testfest web page (or you can give me cvs access if > you want). > > 1) Who is willing to be a mentor? What areas do you want to mentor? > What areas are you willing to mentor? Where are you physically > located if the local user group would like to work with you - what > time frames would you be available? (feel free to respond off list > to me with your info) > > 2) How are UG's with no mentors locally available going to find a > mentor? Should they contact someone personally that volunteers > (info on the wiki or I don't mind being a connection point) or > should they not worry about it and you (internals) will divvy up > them up afterwards? > > 3) What areas does the group want to have people _really_ work on > for the testfest (looked at gcov and am assuming anything in red - > but anything in particular)? What areas would you prefer the people > to work on (assuming yellow)? For beginners - what would you > recommend people work on (core functionality)? > > 4) I am assuming you would prefer to have people work on 5.3 for the > testfest. Is that correct? Will there be a RC for the testfest or > should people just use what is available from snaps? > > That should give me enough to get started. Any other info, ideas or > suggestions would be appreciated. So did I misunderstood the general very receptive tone by core devs on #php.pecl about this TestFest [1] idea? If there is interest in making something like the TestFest idea work, now is the time to speak up. If you think we are crazy and should stop it ASAP, now is also the time to speak up. regards, Lukas [1] http://qa.php.net/testfest.php --- ## #36870 — Elizabeth M Smith — 2008-04-08T14:02:30+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/36784#36870 · In reply to: #36784 Ligaya Turmelle wrote: > I wish to help with the testfest. Lukas told me to start asking some > questions in here. So to help organize things I will add this > information to the testfest wiki page and if you want pass on any > changes for the testfest web page (or you can give me cvs access if you > want). > > 1) Who is willing to be a mentor? What areas do you want to mentor? > What areas are you willing to mentor? Where are you physically located > if the local user group would like to work with you - what time frames > would you be available? (feel free to respond off list to me with your > info) I guess I'll mentor ;) I'm nearest to Chicago, but it's an almost three hour drive there. Time frames...errr... whenever. I'm busy but I can probably make time. I'm most comfortable with the edge stuff - and anything pertaining to windows (shmop, other little known extensions in core) and also PDO > > 2) How are UG's with no mentors locally available going to find a > mentor? Should they contact someone personally that volunteers (info on > the wiki or I don't mind being a connection point) or should they not > worry about it and you (internals) will divvy up them up afterwards? Heck if I know > 3) What areas does the group want to have people _really_ work on for > the testfest (looked at gcov and am assuming anything in red - but > anything in particular)? What areas would you prefer the people to work > on (assuming yellow)? For beginners - what would you recommend people > work on (core functionality)? Actually I think small extensions are a good place to start for beginners - it's actually harder to walk into a fairly well covered extension than it is to get "base" tests in place for an uncovered extension. I'd say shoot for the red, then yellow, than green ;) > 4) I am assuming you would prefer to have people work on 5.3 for the > testfest. Is that correct? Will there be a RC for the testfest or > should people just use what is available from snaps? Heck if I know, I'd say either latest release or 5.3 snaps > That should give me enough to get started. Any other info, ideas or > suggestions would be appreciated. > Have fun! Elizabeth --- ## #36905 — zoe.slattery@googlemail.com — 2008-04-09T15:03:51+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/36784#36905 · In reply to: #36784 Hi Lig - I think I may have got half way through replying to this and then forgotten... > > 1) Who is willing to be a mentor? What areas do you want to mentor? > What areas are you willing to mentor? Where are you physically > located if the local user group would like to work with you - what > time frames would you be available? (feel free to respond off list to > me with your info) Please add my name to the the people who will mentor DOM? I'm also happy to do general mentoring on style of test writing ... Also - Stas had already agreed to mentor but I don't see his name on the Wiki... Zoe