Portal:Bug Squad

Bug Squad Portal

This is the Joomla! Bug Squad Portal.

This is where you will find all the information you need as a Joomal! Bug Squad member.

Bug Squad Article

Join the Bug Squad

• To join the Bug Squad:
  • Set up an Username on Joomlacode (Click the Register new account in the Upper Right Corner)
  • Fill out this form https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dC03MldWeGZvUnQxbm1qN2hCUHFtcnc6MQ JBS Roster]
  • Send an email request to Mark Dexter ( dextercowley AT gmail DOT com ) requesting membership in the Joomla! Bug Squad and provide him your Joomlacode Username

JBS Communication

• The Bug Squad uses an ongoing Skype chat and a less busy IRC on Freenode: #joomla-bug-squad for interactive discussion (Web based Client, IRC cheat sheet). Once you are added to the squad a coordinator will include you in the Skype chat. By using IRC you can always stay in touch with JBS (see our calendar to know actual date and time of upcoming events):
  • Check JBS Office Hours and ask your questions to the JBS coordinators and team leaders.
  • Share your thoughts with others at the next JBS meetings.
• Calendar
• Mailing list
• Joomla! 1.6 Issue Tracker
• Coding style and standards
• Joomla! 1.6 Code Repository (Username: anonymous Password: not required)

Teams

• Tracker Team – More on the tracker team
• Coding Team – More on the coding team
• Testing Team
• Automated Testing Team – More on the Automated Testing Team
• Migration / Upgrade Team

Teams are flexible and overlapping.

Manuals

• PHP
• MySQL
• Joomla! 1.5 API
• Joomla! 1.6 API
• Mootools

Useful Information

• Bug Tracking Process
• Issue Priorities
• Testing Checklists
• Patches
• Setting Up your Workstation

Setting Up Resources

• IRC Clients
• Tortoise SVN Client for Windows
• Other Subversion Clients
• Subclipse Subversion plugin for Eclipse (best to get through Eclipse Market Place.
• XAMPP

Tips and tricks

• How to test the ACL
• How to create a Tracker Query
• Sort & Filter Bar