I just received an email that my ApacheCon tutorial, "Test-Driven Apache Module Development", does not have enough registered attendees to be above the break-even point, which means it may be in danger of being cancelled. a similar thing happened with my OSCon tutorial which, oddly enough, ended up being one of only a handful of tutorials that were sold out in the end. go figure.
anyway, here is the description (very un-sexy) I came up with for the tutorial:
Writing tests is up there with documentation as the thing we coders dread the most, but for Apache developers it doesn't need to be that way. With the Apache-Test framework, the engine behind much of the httpd-test project, testing your code can be more exciting than writing it! Imagine a world where your Apache module contains a full suite of integrated tests that even your boss can run - it's self-documenting fun!
In this session you will learn about using the Apache-Test toolkit to:
- issue a single command that will configure Apache, start the server, run your tests, shutdown the server, and issue a success report - test against 1.3, 2.0, or 2.1 Apache server installations - use the test framework to automatically compile and configure Apache C modules - write simple test scripts that mimic client behaviors - examine basic testing principles to help methodically guide test writing - impress your boss, get a raise, make new friends
If you develop or maintiain Apache modules in either C or Perl then this is one session you can't afford to miss.
Apache-Test framework to set up automated testing of all things Apache. I actually am planning on making the tutorial semi-interactive, moving through code examples in a tarball and having attendees try to run them with different options on their own as we go. overall, I think it will be a great learning experience for attendees, as I use Apache-Test every day and have all kinds of cool and helpful things to share.