2012-07-30, Z98
First Developer Contract Issued
The ReactOS Project is proud to announce the first of the development contracts that will be funded by the recent donation campaign. Edijs Kolesnikovics joined the ReactOS development team very recently and has been working extensively with Amine Khaldi and Olaf Siejka to create an application test suite based around the AutoHotkey (AHK) automation system. AutoHotkey is a tool for scripting keyboard and mouse actions in order to automate running of programs on Windows. While the current test suites exercise a considerable amount of functionality, the true test for ReactOS remains when it is used to run applications. As such, Edijs has been working to create tests using AHK to run a variety of applications, starting with those on the Golden Apps list. The basic framework is already in place along with a few tests, but much more can be done to expand the selection of applications tested. As such, the Foundation has elected to grant Edijs a development contract to develop additional tests. The project congratulates Edijs on a job well done so far, and would also like to thank Amine, Olaf, and the AHK developers for their help mentoring and advising Edijs.
Contract Details
Time: 84 hours minimum
Wage: €168
Expected Duration: 1 month
Objective: Within the designated time period, develop as many AHK test scripts for applications to be used with the automated regression testing as possible. The intended goal is to have at least all remaining Golden Apps testable. This project seeks to help developers catch regressions more quickly so that stabilizing ReactOS for releases becomes less time consuming. This task will be monitored by Amine Khaldi.
Sidenote: Due to a variety of circumstances unrelated to the donation campaign, Edijs' contract wage is significantly lower than what would be the standard contract wage for the project.
First Developer Contract Issued
The ReactOS Project is proud to announce the first of the development contracts that will be funded by the recent donation campaign. Edijs Kolesnikovics joined the ReactOS development team very recently and has been working extensively with Amine Khaldi and Olaf Siejka to create an application test suite based around the AutoHotkey (AHK) automation system. AutoHotkey is a tool for scripting keyboard and mouse actions in order to automate running of programs on Windows. While the current test suites exercise a considerable amount of functionality, the true test for ReactOS remains when it is used to run applications. As such, Edijs has been working to create tests using AHK to run a variety of applications, starting with those on the Golden Apps list. The basic framework is already in place along with a few tests, but much more can be done to expand the selection of applications tested. As such, the Foundation has elected to grant Edijs a development contract to develop additional tests. The project congratulates Edijs on a job well done so far, and would also like to thank Amine, Olaf, and the AHK developers for their help mentoring and advising Edijs.
Contract Details
Time: 84 hours minimum
Wage: €168
Expected Duration: 1 month
Objective: Within the designated time period, develop as many AHK test scripts for applications to be used with the automated regression testing as possible. The intended goal is to have at least all remaining Golden Apps testable. This project seeks to help developers catch regressions more quickly so that stabilizing ReactOS for releases becomes less time consuming. This task will be monitored by Amine Khaldi.
Sidenote: Due to a variety of circumstances unrelated to the donation campaign, Edijs' contract wage is significantly lower than what would be the standard contract wage for the project.
