User:Rachel99/proposal

=Outreach Program for Women - Round 6=

Browser Test Automation for VisualEditor
Name: Rachel Thomas

Email: rachelthomas_99@yahoo.com

IRC handle: rachel99

Location: Boston, MA (UTC -4:00 )

Introduction
As the major issues in Visual Editor have been fixed, the Visual Editor has recently been deployed to 14 non-English Wikipedias so that users can become familiar with the editor. It will eventually becomethe default editor for Wikipedia. The timing is good for a battery of tests of be constructed for the VisualEditor feature of MediaWiki, as the editor is stable enough to have automated tests written and run against it.

Short summary describing your project: what it means to accomplish, and how it will benefit MediaWiki or Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia.

Start your paragraph with, where nnnnn is the number of the report linked to your proposal in Bugzilla. If you project has been discussed at the wikitech-l mailing list then include the URL to the thread as well.

IMPLEMENTATION
Deliverables

Include a brief, clear work breakdown structure with milestones and deadlines. Make sure to label deliverables as optional or required. It’s OK to include thinking time (“investigation”) in your work schedule. Deliverables should include investigation, coding, deploying, testing and documentation.

About you

We don't just care about your project -- you are a person, and that matters to us! What drives you? What makes you want to make this the most awesomest wiki enhancement ever?

You don't need to write out your life story (we can read your blog if we want that), but we want to know a little about what makes you tick. Are you a Wikipedia addict wanting to make your own experience better? Did a wiki with usability problems run over your dog, and you're seeking revenge? :-) What does making this project happen mean to you?

Participation

We don't just want to know what you plan to accomplish; we want to know how. Briefly describe your work style: how you plan to communicate progress, where you plan to publish your source code while you're working, how and where you plan to ask for help. (We will tend to favor applicants that demonstrate a clear vision for what it means to be an active participant in our development community.)

Past open source experience

Do you have any past experience working in open source projects (MediaWiki or otherwise)? If so, tell us about it! If you have already written a feature or bugfix in a Wikimedia technology such as MediaWiki, link to it here; we will give strong preference to candidates who have done so

Any other info

Please add any other relevant information -- UI mockups, references to related projects, a link to your proof of concept code, whatever. There are no specific requirements, but we love to see people who love what they're doing. Show us you're excited about this project and have an interest in the background and are considering how best to make your idea work.