Re: [UG-ADMINS] PHP TestFest 2017

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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 <[email protected]>
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
>
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> > On Jun 6, 2017, at 23:01, Ben Ramsey <[email protected]> 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>
> >
>
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