Re: [UG-ADMINS] Hackathon as a second monthly meetup

In this case it was the PHP TestFest, so the focus is on adding tests to
the PHP core (.phpt) for uncovered areas, this event has happened a few
times in the last years.

We usually bring a mentor or someone with experience to help and point
people in the right direction and stuff.. and commit everything at the end.

But with random project it can also help, barrier to entry may be bigger.

*Rafael Machado Dohms*
*Developer, Evangelist, Gamer
*
*http://doh.ms*



On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Adam Culp <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks to all for the great responses so far.  So I think I was wrongly
> using the term "hackathon", when what I really meant was something along
> the lines of a "hack night" where anyone (hopefully multiple people) can
> bring in a problem they are having or something they are struggling to
> learn, and as a group we can all help solve the issue through teamwork
> and/or pair programming.  Does this explanation change anyone's thoughts?
>
> Please allow me to ask some questions about the other ideas shared. (I am
> including the entire list because I think there may be others that can
> benefit from the answers.) I like the ideas shared, and I think most of us
> have heard them before but become intimidated when faced with the "how".
>
> @Rafael Dohms: The "testfest" sounds very interesting...how would it work?
> What would we test? Pick a project that needs tests and turn everyone
> loose?  Would it be writing unit tests in PHPUnit, or more like "black box"
> testing?
>
> @Keith Casey: Lightning talks have come up many times, and it seems to
> work when done well.  Would I create a meetup and inform that anyone who
> wishes to talk for 10 to 15 minutes? What if no one prepares a talk?  I
> suppose I would need to have those interested in talking let me know, so I
> would know ahead of time if there are no talks.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Adam Culp
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> On 07/17/2012 02:28 AM, Rafael Dohms wrote:
>
>> Both in PHPSP and now in AmsterdamPHP we held hackathon-like events, but
>> mainly we did TestFests.
>>
>> It worked very well and was very productive, we had a good amount of
>> people
>> and even more tests on both cases.
>>
>> However its a day long thing, no use trying it in a meeting as there is a
>> lot of "setup" time before its actually under way. Maybe since you are
>> doing a "series" and you take that into account, take one meeting for
>> setup
>> and separating into groups, net meeting "how to contribute" then some
>> actual contributing.. make it a process not just a one time hackathon,
>> that
>> could work if you have a solid group and less stray cats.
>>
>> Anyway. its awesome, but it needs time, so think about it.
>>
>> *Rafael Machado Dohms*
>> *Developer, Evangelist, Gamer
>> *
>> *http://doh.ms*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Sandy Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>  I saw it. It was fun. My name was Warhammer. This may have contributed
>>> heavily to the fun.
>>>
>>> On Jul 17, 2012, at 1:29 AM, Richard Lynch wrote:
>>>
>>>  30 Talks in 60 minutes :-)
>>>>
>>>> Oh. Wait. Only somebody into the Chicago off-off-off Broadway theater
>>>> is going to get that one...
>>>>
>>>> If you are interested in something like Second City at top speed, and
>>>> skits in random order, with an entry price of $9 + $ (roll of a
>>>> six-sided die):
>>>>
>>>> http://www.neofuturists.org/
>>>>
>>>>
>>> --
>>> Sandy Smith - mojoLive http://mojolive.com/
>>> @SandyS1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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