Quality Assurance/Status 2012-2014

Last update on: 2012-04-monthly

2012-03-26
Attended Test Automation Bazaar Mar 23/24, returned with ideas for browser testing

2012-04-monthly
Testing for MediaWiki 1.20wmf2 is underway, including a community QA project with | Weekend Testing May 5. Tauhida Parveen was brought in to help with Timed Media Handler testing, but blocking bugs are preventing substantive testing. Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a new | QA Engineer. Testing is also being performed on Article Feedback Tool (AFT) and Editor Engagement projects, with an eye toward possible community testing project for AFT early June. Chris posted a plan for automated UI testing, utilizing Selenium, RSpec, and PageObject. Work continues on improving Beta Labs, with a sprint in San Francisco planned for the week of May 7. 