a testing challenge

[Calvin Austin <ca...@spikesource.com>]

It's great to see geronimo grow in leaps and bounds (even if its getting 
increasingly difficult to keep up with the email). However when was the 
last time someone thanked you for writing a test case to increase code 
coverage?

Well, Spikesource is running a participatory testing challenge, for more 
details see below. The first deadline is next week.

*_Open Testing Contest with Over $20,000 in Prizes_*

Committers! SpikeSource is sponsoring a contest to help increase the 
participatory testing of open source software.  Awards will be given to 
open source projects that have the greatest increase in code coverage 
from September 15 through December 31, 2005.  Project sign-up is due by 
August 31^st and the contest begins on September 15^th .  Visit 
http://www.spikesource.com/contest/ for complete details and to register 
your project.

Re: a testing challenge

[Calvin Austin <ca...@spikesource.com>]

I've asked the folks running it to clarify the web page today as I had 
received some other questions too.  In lieu of that,  code coverage is 
pure code coverage, for Java projects the tool used is clover.

A team is a committer and any additional engineers who want to join in 
writing the tests, . There is also an opportunity to get an early bird 
bonus.

regards
calvin


Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:

> Interesting...
>
> I'm gonna write me a minivan!  :)
>
> Can you define "code coverage"?  Will you be looking for meaningful  
> tests, or just ensuring that APIs are invoked at all?
>
> geir
>
> On Aug 23, 2005, at 1:01 AM, Calvin Austin wrote:
>
>> It's great to see geronimo grow in leaps and bounds (even if its  
>> getting increasingly difficult to keep up with the email). However  
>> when was the last time someone thanked you for writing a test case  
>> to increase code coverage?
>>
>> Well, Spikesource is running a participatory testing challenge, for  
>> more details see below. The first deadline is next week.
>>
>> *_Open Testing Contest with Over $20,000 in Prizes_*
>>
>> Committers! SpikeSource is sponsoring a contest to help increase  the 
>> participatory testing of open source software.  Awards will be  given 
>> to open source projects that have the greatest increase in  code 
>> coverage from September 15 through December 31, 2005.  Project  
>> sign-up is due by August 31^st and the contest begins on September  
>> 15^th .  Visit http://www.spikesource.com/contest/ for complete  
>> details and to register your project.
>>
>>
>

Re: a testing challenge

["Geir Magnusson Jr." <ge...@apache.org>]

Interesting...

I'm gonna write me a minivan!  :)

Can you define "code coverage"?  Will you be looking for meaningful  
tests, or just ensuring that APIs are invoked at all?

geir

On Aug 23, 2005, at 1:01 AM, Calvin Austin wrote:

> It's great to see geronimo grow in leaps and bounds (even if its  
> getting increasingly difficult to keep up with the email). However  
> when was the last time someone thanked you for writing a test case  
> to increase code coverage?
>
> Well, Spikesource is running a participatory testing challenge, for  
> more details see below. The first deadline is next week.
>
> *_Open Testing Contest with Over $20,000 in Prizes_*
>
> Committers! SpikeSource is sponsoring a contest to help increase  
> the participatory testing of open source software.  Awards will be  
> given to open source projects that have the greatest increase in  
> code coverage from September 15 through December 31, 2005.  Project  
> sign-up is due by August 31^st and the contest begins on September  
> 15^th .  Visit http://www.spikesource.com/contest/ for complete  
> details and to register your project.
>
>

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