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This task list is not a finite set of tasks each person will be forced to do when joining the community. It's a set of specific tasks a new community member will be able to complete within a short amount of time. Each task is designed to help someone that doesn't have much experience at all in matters of testing, web development languages and/or the Mozilla community become familiar with such things. | This task list is not a finite set of tasks each person will be forced to do when joining the community. It's a set of specific tasks a new community member will be able to complete within a short amount of time. Each task is designed to help someone that doesn't have much experience at all in matters of testing, web development languages and/or the Mozilla community become familiar with such things. | ||
* | * WebDevQA | ||
* Community Involvement | * Community Involvement | ||
** Assist in testday and bugday promotions via social | ** Assist in testday and bugday promotions via posting to social networks | ||
* Data Analysis | * Data Analysis | ||
* Localization | * Localization | ||
** Download a build in your language and run the 3.x l10n localizer Litmus test run. | ** Download a build in your language and run the 3.x l10n localizer Litmus test run. | ||
* Firefox | * Firefox | ||
** Running litmus tests via | ** Running litmus tests via QA Companion | ||
** | ** Learn to follow through the bug filing process by participating in bug days on thursday | ||
* Mobile | * Mobile | ||
** Download the build from the [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mobile-1.9.2/ mobile nightly builds] page and run BFT checks on a Fennec [http://litmus.mozilla.org Litmus] test run | ** Download the build from the [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mobile-1.9.2/ mobile nightly builds] page and run BFT checks on a Fennec [http://litmus.mozilla.org Litmus] test run | ||
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* Website Testing | * Website Testing | ||
* Unit Test Automation | * Unit Test Automation | ||
** https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/TDAI/Projects#Tests_that_Need_to_Be_Written | ** [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/TDAI/Projects#Tests_that_Need_to_Be_Written Write Testscripts] for a select few | ||
* MozMill Automation | * MozMill Automation | ||
* Labs extension testing | * Labs extension testing | ||
** Download Weave through the addons manager or AMO. | ** Download Weave through the addons manager or AMO. | ||
Revision as of 02:43, 15 November 2009
QA Community Outreach Guide
Purpose
- To help provide direction to new Mozilla QA community members via a simple and concise guide for QA Community Leaders
FYI on Communication
- Actively engage with community members in a positive and non-curt manner
- Always ask questions if there is the slightest bit of uncertainty
- If they don't answer back after a certain amount of time, ask if they're confused about something
- Always answer questions promptly and concisely
Initial Introduction for New Community Members
- If they have a specific interest in a specific area
- Give them an e-mail address for one of the following mappings:
- If WebDev: stephend
- Community Involvement: aakashd, juanb
- Data Analysis: murali
- Localization: tchung, juanb
- Mobile: jmaher
- OS Testing: marcia
- Triaging: tracy
- Unit Testing/Automation/Tool Development: ctalbert
- Website Testing: whimboo
- MozMill: whimboo
- Give them an e-mail address for one of the following mappings:
- If no specific interest, ask them to go through QMO's Projects page and see if there is something they are interested in
- If nothing interests them from the list of Projects on QMO, suggest Litmus BFTs via QAC and tell them to e-mail you the BFT they are interested in
- Once they have determined a subgroup, forward their e-mail to tracy
- If nothing interests them from the list of Projects on QMO, suggest Litmus BFTs via QAC and tell them to e-mail you the BFT they are interested in
- In general:
- Bring up Testdays and BugDays
- Offer the following reading material
Determining the Next Step
- In the beginning
- Offer a simple assignment (to determine their level of competency) and reading material about the subject in QMO's Doc Tree
- After enough initial competency check
- Continue to give them more authority and responsibility when they are ready for it
- Don't be afraid to let them make mistakes
Preliminary Task List
This task list is not a finite set of tasks each person will be forced to do when joining the community. It's a set of specific tasks a new community member will be able to complete within a short amount of time. Each task is designed to help someone that doesn't have much experience at all in matters of testing, web development languages and/or the Mozilla community become familiar with such things.
- WebDevQA
- Community Involvement
- Assist in testday and bugday promotions via posting to social networks
- Data Analysis
- Localization
- Download a build in your language and run the 3.x l10n localizer Litmus test run.
- Firefox
- Running litmus tests via QA Companion
- Learn to follow through the bug filing process by participating in bug days on thursday
- Mobile
- Download the build from the mobile nightly builds page and run BFT checks on a Fennec Litmus test run
- OS Testing
- Triaging
- Tool Development
- Website Testing
- Unit Test Automation
- Write Testscripts for a select few
- MozMill Automation
- Labs extension testing
- Download Weave through the addons manager or AMO.