Rough Guide to CPAN Testing

By BinGOs from pound-perl.pm
Date: Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:55
Duration: 40 minutes
Language:
Tags: cpan testing

You can find more information on the speaker's site:

• Abstract: http://bingos.github.com/lpw2009.txt
• Talk: http://www.kidney-bingos.demon.co.uk/LPW2009/

CPAN Testing is an effort to set up a Quality Assurance (QA) team for CPAN modules, comprised
of a globally diverse group of individuals, maintaining a diverse collection of operating environments.

This talk aims to illustrate the processes and mechanisms associated with CPAN smoke testing,
as experienced by a veteran CPAN Tester, including the following topics:

* What is CPAN Testing?
* CPAN Testing Community
* How CPAN Testing Works
* The tools of CPAN Testing
* The problems and dangers of CPAN Testing
* Running automated CPAN Testing
* What is on the horizon