On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Arthur Richards <[email protected]>wrote:
> This sounds intriguing to me. Am I understanding this correctly that it > shouldn't need to directly involve the mobile engineering team? It sounds > like this could be achieved primarily with QA (Michelle/Chris), product > (cc'd Howie and Maryana directly), and participants. If so, this could > potentially happen in parallel with one or some of our regular engineering > iterations. I suspect QA and product in particular are the most crucial for > providing guidance on this. Agreed, and I'm happy (and quite excited) to help in any way I can to make something like this come together :) Quim: feel free to pass along any planning documentation my way! I already have a few community members in mind who might be interested in participating. M > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Quim Gil <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> >> SUMMARY >> >> Does it make sense to organize a sprint for mobile users and developers >> to identify and process mobile use examples to feed our QA & automated >> regression tests? >> >> If so, I can help connecting the dots and getting things done. >> >> >> EXTENDED PLAY >> >> There have been different conversations that could (theoretically) >> converge in a single line of events: >> >> - One of the goals of the Wikimedia Foundation Engineering team is to >> organize a "First substantive systematic outreach to potential testers" >> https://www.mediawiki.org/**wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering/** >> 2012-13_Goals#Milestones_by_**quarter_17<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering/2012-13_Goals#Milestones_by_quarter_17> >> >> - Testing / QA pilot with the Mobile team, an idea briefly discussed with >> Michelle Grover and Tomasz Finc that I'm happy to help making it happen. >> >> - Polishing some pages written mainly by Chris McMahon and Ċ½eljko >> Filipin, connecting them with an actual short term plan: >> >> * >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**QA/Strategy#Test_automation<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/QA/Strategy#Test_automation> >> * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**Browser_testing/community_** >> automated_browser_testing<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Browser_testing/community_automated_browser_testing> >> * >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**QA/test_backlog<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/QA/test_backlog> >> >> - Creating a MediaWiki Group to help the people interested in browser QA >> stick together and reach to new contributors and similar communities out >> there: >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**Groups<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups> >> >> >> >> Because I'm lazy ;) I'd rather connect all these activities in one >> stream: >> >> 1. Have a first go through the documentation until it can be digested by >> mobile users and QA experts willing to help. >> >> 2. Decide a mobile area to focus, a way to run the sprint and a date for >> it. Define also the goals and how to measure the success of the sprint. >> >> 3. Create a MediaWiki group at least with Chris, Michelle and the next >> three people joining. Start listing the right resources. Let newcomers sign >> up. >> >> 4. Advertise the sprint and the group. >> >> 5. Keep polishing the docs as the sprint approaches and people shows up >> with new questions. >> >> 6. Run the sprint. Have fun. Meet the goals. >> >> 7. Process the data generated. Distribute barnstars to contributors. >> Publish a blog post summarizing the whole thing. >> >> 8. Another round of polishing and completion to the docs based on the >> experience accumulated. Leave everything as ready as possible to organize >> the next activity without needing e.g. someone like me. >> >> How does this sound? >> >> -- >> Quim Gil >> Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**User:Qgil<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Mobile-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mobile-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l> >> > > > > -- > Arthur Richards > Software Engineer, Mobile > [[User:Awjrichards]] > IRC: awjr > +1-415-839-6885 x6687 > > -- Maryana Pinchuk Associate Product Manager, Wikimedia Foundation wikimediafoundation.org
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