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#Milestone...
- 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/Browser_testing/community_automated_browser_te... * 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
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?