Me too!

/Andreas


> On 5 feb 2015, at 22:31, Anatoly Bubenkov <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I'm in!
> 
> On Feb 5, 2015 9:51 PM, "Brianna Laugher" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> So as Anatoly mentioned in the notes from the FOSDEM mini-meetup [1], we 
> talked about if we were interested in actively trying to increase pytest 
> adoption, ie get more open source/free software projects using it. As we know 
> how great pytest is, it seems a shame that more people don't know as well!
> 
> I had an idea that we could have a "adopt pytest month": pair knowledgeable 
> pytest users together with interested projects, and help them convert their 
> existing test suite, or start one from scratch if they don't really have any 
> tests yet. Holger liked the idea, so that's a start :)
> 
> It would also be a good way for us to discover "pain points" for new pytest 
> users, for example which areas need better documentation or examples.
> 
> I was thinking it could be in April:
> · February: gather pytest volunteers
> · March: advertise and ask for projects interested in taking part
> · April: the actual work
> · May: survey/write up how it went
> 
> I imagine that volunteers would commit to spending maybe 2-4 hours a week, 
> for the month. They would probably need to download and install the project, 
> join their mailing list and give advice, maybe write some code such as 
> example tests, conftest options. (Basically: I would not expect you to write 
> all their tests for them!) 
> 
> I don't think you would need to be a pytest super developer or guru. You 
> could even do it as a way of learning something new about pytest yourself.
> 
> I am happy to try and organise this. I imagine I would do something like this:
> 
> · Make a short form to gather details about pytest volunteers (e.g. areas of 
> experience/interest)
> · Make a page to put on the pytest website, with info to advertise to 
> potential projects
> · Make a short form for projects to apply/register to take part
> · Pair volunteers and projects together
> · Survey volunteers and projects after the month is over, write a summary of 
> responses
> 
> So, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART: please reply to the list to say so! 
> Also if you have any questions or suggestions, let me know.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brianna
> 
> 
> [1] 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/14mbVs_f5UFypPx5vvaW-Vh_8Xq9XBKeoNrA0dR0fiJI/edit
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