Seattle Plone sprint with Ross Patterson

Ross Patterson, a member of the Plone 4 Framework Team, will be in Seattle for a few days at the end of August. Ross has been working with Web Collective on a project to implement the primary public pages of the University of Washington in Plone, and has been assisting with other Web Collective projects.

Schedule of Events

• Thursday afternoon: The main sprint will be held on Thursday, August 27th, 1:00-5:00 pm
• Thursday evening: Seattle Plone Gathering 6:00-8:00 pm
• Friday:  We will optionally sprint all day on Friday, beginning in the morning and continuing during the regular Open Source Friday time (2:00-6:00 pm, after the 12:30 pm lunch)

Sprint Location

   Web Collective
   1402 3rd Avenue, Suite 1015
   Seattle, WA  98101
   (in the Vance Building on the 10th floor)

Possible Sprint Topics

Comparative benchmarking/load-testing (Ross Patterson)

Integrating p4a calendar improvements (Derek Hoshiko and Bryan Wilson)

Plone 4 testing (David Glick)

• Testing of both Plone core and commonly used add-on products
• Testing Plone 4 PLIPs
• Try to upgrade a real life site to Plone 4 and see how it goes
• Improve Plone's test coverage
• Get some nightly performance tests going
• Integration testing using selenium or windmill

Your ideas are welcome as well.

About Web Collective

Web Collective serves sustainability-driven businesses and organizations with professional Internet expertise.  We build highly interactive websites with open source software to help you achieve your goals.  We are fortunate to work with businesses, nonprofits and government agencies leading the way to positive futures.

To learn more, visit http://www.webcollective.coop/