Re: [UG-ADMINS] PHP TestFest 2017

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On Wed, Jun 7, 2017, 12:01 AM 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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