On Thu, Feb 05, 2015 at 22:33 +0100, Andreas Pelme wrote:
> Me too!

I am in if at least one person which hasn't yet committed to pytest yet
is in as well :)

Holger

> /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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