[sudo-discuss] Test Driven Articles Development

[Anthony Di Franco]

I think one way we can improve the amendment process is moving the Articles
into git of some sort (github / gitorious). It fits better:
- explicit distributed development model
- rigorously, clearly tracked and presented changes, branches, releases
- explicit vetting and approval of modifications via pull requests / pulls
I will do this if no one objects.
On Mar 7, 2013 12:14 AM, "Matthew Senate" <mattsenate at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can add to the wiki here, ya'll:
> http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Governance_tests
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 11:20 PM, William Budington <bill at inputoutput.io>wrote:
>
>> I thought of this during the meeting but didn't want to veer too far off
>> topic, but since the analogy of articles amendment to software
>> development (particularly version control) came up, I thought this was
>> pertinent.  At certain points during the Articles of Association, it
>> might be a good idea to write tests.
>>
>> Test Driven Development is an integral part of a lot of software
>> development - coming up with different situations and contexts of how
>> your software is used.  But it can actually be applied here quite easily
>> - especially to the 'conflict resolution' sections.  How well do the
>> articles we've agreed upon handle different types of conflicts?  Well,
>> we can write test cases for them.  For instance:
>>
>> Test Case 1: Someone has stolen money from the donations jar
>> Test Case 2: An injury happens at Sudoroom
>>
>> The more tests we write, the better the coverage of the articles are in
>> different situations.  This may also help elucidate the gaps where our
>> articles may need amending.
>>
>> Writing tests also actually helps clarify the meaning and intention of
>> articles with more obtuse language.
>>
>> I was going to go create a wiki page on it, but the server rejected me
>> from creating a login for some reason :(
>>
>> Bill
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