[Melbourne-pm] Choice of topics for next MPM meeting

[Toby Wintermute]

Hi Jacinta,
Thanks for offering to produce a talk for the meeting.

My preference goes to the Perl::Critic talk.

Cheers,
Toby

On 4 November 2011 18:31, Jacinta Richardson <jarich at perltraining.com.au> wrote:
> G'day folk,
>
> I've volunteered to provide a talk for the next meeting, but the options of
> what I can put together in the time available are both fairly introductory.
>  So you get to pick which you like best.  Whichever seems to have the most
> votes by midday this Sunday wins.  If noone expresses any preferences, then
> I don't know that we'll have a talk at all.  Given that these are both
> fairly introductory topics, please consider bringing a friend or colleague
> along ;)
>
> 1. Introduction to testing
>    * Why do we test?
>    * What do we test?
>    * White box vs black box testing
>    * What do tests look like?
>    * Basic tests
>    * Having a plan (including done_testing)
>    * TODO and SKIP blocks
>    * Simple tests
>        * is it true?
>        * is it this value?
>        * does it match this expression?
>    * More interesting tests
>        * does it throw an exception?
>        * are these two data structures the same?
>        * what is the difference between these two strings? or these two
> lists?
>        * does running my tests generate warnings
>    * Test coverage with Devel::Cover
>    * Test driven development (concepts)
>
> 2. Perl::Critic
>    * Why do code review?
>    * Good code review
>    * Automated code review (and it's limitations)
>    * Using Perl::Critic
>        * Profiles
>        * Policies
>        * Verbosity
>    * no_critic
>    * Promoting and demoting policies
>    * writing your own policies (maybe)
>    * Worked example of making code pass Perl::Critic
>
> Respond to the list (preferably) or to me (if you really want to) regarding
> which topic you'd most like me to present on, if either.  Or don't respond
> if neither are interesting.  :)  Votes count until I board my bus on Sunday
> and start writing said talk.
>
>    J
>
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