Re: [UG-ADMINS] PHP TestFest 2017

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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 <[email protected]> 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 <[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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