Hello All,

I'm brand new to Watir and loving every single minute of it.  I'd like
to know how the last meeting went i.e. how many people, how was the
pizza, how was the presentation, etc...

I'd also like to know if there is going to be a meeting in April.

Thanks.

Brad

Hugh McGowan will be presenting his work on Rasta,
http://rasta.rubyforge.org/,at the first meeting of the Austin (Area) Watir
User's Group.  I haveseen the presentation and it is a solid framework you can
download fromrubyforge to begin test automation or data loading in an afternoon.
TestCo, Uplogix QA partner,  will be providing pizza and I can getbeverages from
the break room.  I would like a head count to make surewe have enough pizza for
everyone and to make sure everyone fits in theconference room.  Forward this
invite around and have people interested send me an e-mail if they are
interested in coming.

You can start arrive between 6:15 and 7:00 on Wednesday 19-March to talk with
other Watirusers and get something to eat before Hugh makes his presentation.

The meeting will be held at Uplogix's office on 360 between 2222 and Spicewood
springs.

Uplogix, Inc.
           7600B N. Capital of Texas Hwy.Suite 220
          Austin, TX  78731-1189

http://uplogix.com/company/driving_directions.php We are next to the apartment
complex with the big American flag so ifyou are coming from the south you will
need to make a U-turn on 360 atthis complex and get over to the right lane fast.
Traffic on 360 from5 till 7 will be bad.

I would like to have meetings once every month or every other month butthis is a
great topic from someone who know Watir well so try to makeit.





      
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> I think the main stumbling point is finding a suitable place to meet. Any
> suggestions?

I'd been thinking that there would likely be meeting rooms at a public library
that we could use.  I finally took the time to look around, and it turns out
that all of the Austin public libraries have meeting rooms, although we'd have
to do a little more work to find out how available they are.  I'm willing to
make some calls if there is interest.

Locations:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/map.htm
Rules:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/meeting.htm

                      /\/\ark

Hi,

I just wanted to chime in and say that I would be very interested in
participating in Watir users group here in Austin. I've just started
using Watir, and I'm very impressed with it.

I would certainly love to hear more and meet other users.
Unfortunately I don't really know offhand where we could meet, but
I'll give it some thought and let you guys know if I come up with
anything.

Brian

--- In watir-austin@yahoogroups.com, "Bret Pettichord" <bret@...> wrote:
>
> On 9/23/07, Scott Bellware <sbellware@...> wrote:
> > Yes, this sounds like a good idea!  I think the offices of your
> > employer might be a good place to hold the meetings.  I hear they
> > have a ping pong table and a fridge full of sodas! :)
>
> This can work as long as we don't have much more that 8 people. I
> suspect we'll get more than that, although to some degree it depends
> on how many people respond to this thread.
>
> What I'd like to do is create a program that would motivate Watir
> users to turn out.
>
> Bret
>

I don't know if we'll get the crowd that Agile Austin did last month
for their first meeting, but from what I've been hearing in talking to
other testers, I wouldn't be surprised by a turnout of 30-50 for this.

Yesterday, my project manager pulled me aside because she'd heard me
talking about Watir at lunch.  She is interested in learning more
about Watir and attending the AWUG meeting.

Does anyone have space for 50?  If not, where do technical interest
groups meet in town, and do we have a chance of meeting there:
  * Agile Austin/ADNUG - Microsoft
  * A-SPIN - IBM (previously Dell)
  * Saturday events - St Edwards

What are we looking for in terms of space?  I'm guessing wireless
would be nice.  Do we need tables?  Do we want theater/classroom style
seating?  White boards?  Projector?  Microphone?

                           /\/\ark

On 9/23/07, Scott Bellware <sbellware@...> wrote:
> Yes, this sounds like a good idea!  I think the offices of your
> employer might be a good place to hold the meetings.  I hear they
> have a ping pong table and a fridge full of sodas! :)

This can work as long as we don't have much more that 8 people. I
suspect we'll get more than that, although to some degree it depends
on how many people respond to this thread.

What I'd like to do is create a program that would motivate Watir
users to turn out.

Bret

--
Bret Pettichord
Lead Developer, Watir, http://wtr.rubyforge.org
Blog, http://www.io.com/~wazmo/blog

Where do we meet?  If people are interested in down town Austin I could see
if Uplogix will host this.  I would hope the meeting would attract more
people that can fit in our big meeting room.  It will fit 10 around the
table and another 5-8 people.


--- Darren Richmond <darrenrichmond@...> wrote:

> I second the motion.
>
> Darren Richmond
>
> --- In watir-austin@yahoogroups.com, Scott Bellware <sbellware@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, this sounds like a good idea!  I think the offices of your
> > employer might be a good place to hold the meetings.  I hear they
> > have a ping pong table and a fridge full of sodas! :)
> >
> >
> > On Sep 23, 2007, at 10:26 PM, Bret Pettichord wrote:
> >
> > Several people have expressed interest in forming an Austin Watir
> > User's Group.
> >
> > My understanding is that there is a desire to create a forum that
> > would achieve these goals:
> >
> > * Improve Expertise: Share techniques in using Watir and Ruby for
> > testing.
> > * Improve Credibility: Share stories about the business impact of
> > using Watir to help others make good judgments in using it.
> >
> > The User Group would be for both new and experienced users, as well as
> > for managers and other decision makers.
> >
> > Does this sound interesting to you?
> >
> > If so, can you recommend a location to hold our meetings?
> >
> > Bret
> >
> > --
> > Bret Pettichord
> > Lead Developer, Watir, http://wtr.rubyforge.org
> > Blog, http://www.io.com/~wazmo/blog
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
>
>
>




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I second the motion.

Darren Richmond

--- In watir-austin@yahoogroups.com, Scott Bellware <sbellware@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, this sounds like a good idea!  I think the offices of your
> employer might be a good place to hold the meetings.  I hear they
> have a ping pong table and a fridge full of sodas! :)
>
>
> On Sep 23, 2007, at 10:26 PM, Bret Pettichord wrote:
>
> Several people have expressed interest in forming an Austin Watir
> User's Group.
>
> My understanding is that there is a desire to create a forum that
> would achieve these goals:
>
> * Improve Expertise: Share techniques in using Watir and Ruby for
> testing.
> * Improve Credibility: Share stories about the business impact of
> using Watir to help others make good judgments in using it.
>
> The User Group would be for both new and experienced users, as well as
> for managers and other decision makers.
>
> Does this sound interesting to you?
>
> If so, can you recommend a location to hold our meetings?
>
> Bret
>
> --
> Bret Pettichord
> Lead Developer, Watir, http://wtr.rubyforge.org
> Blog, http://www.io.com/~wazmo/blog
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

Yes, this sounds like a good idea!  I think the offices of your
employer might be a good place to hold the meetings.  I hear they
have a ping pong table and a fridge full of sodas! :)


On Sep 23, 2007, at 10:26 PM, Bret Pettichord wrote:

Several people have expressed interest in forming an Austin Watir
User's Group.

My understanding is that there is a desire to create a forum that
would achieve these goals:

* Improve Expertise: Share techniques in using Watir and Ruby for
testing.
* Improve Credibility: Share stories about the business impact of
using Watir to help others make good judgments in using it.

The User Group would be for both new and experienced users, as well as
for managers and other decision makers.

Does this sound interesting to you?

If so, can you recommend a location to hold our meetings?

Bret

--
Bret Pettichord
Lead Developer, Watir, http://wtr.rubyforge.org
Blog, http://www.io.com/~wazmo/blog



Yahoo! Groups Links

Several people have expressed interest in forming an Austin Watir User's Group.

My understanding is that there is a desire to create a forum that
would achieve these goals:

* Improve Expertise: Share techniques in using Watir and Ruby for testing.
* Improve Credibility: Share stories about the business impact of
using Watir to help others make good judgments in using it.

The User Group would be for both new and experienced users, as well as
for managers and other decision makers.

Does this sound interesting to you?

If so, can you recommend a location to hold our meetings?

Bret

--
Bret Pettichord
Lead Developer, Watir, http://wtr.rubyforge.org
Blog, http://www.io.com/~wazmo/blog

Hello,

To start, I would go to wt.rubyforge.org.  There you will see information on what Watir is, how to install it, and examples of how to use it.

Are you in the Austin area?  If so, where are working at?  

Cheers,

Jason

On Sep 20, 2007, at 5:42 AM, mca.tarunjain wrote:

Hello all,

I am a new member of this group. I need help in watir. Some basic
understanding of how to install and how to use...... plz help me asap..

Hello all,

I am a new member of this group. I need help in watir. Some basic
understanding of how to install and how to use...... plz help me asap..

I'll probably propose something -- haven't thought much about it yet
(i know the deadline approaches).

But i would rather let other people talk about Watir or whatever, so
let's coordinate submissions, but please know that i am happy to defer
to others.

My view is that your proposal is something that would take 2 to 3
hours, so i suggest narrowing it somewhat.

One thought would be for us to try and propose a series or two or
three related talks, perhaps all of which used the same (depot) test
application and built on what others demonstrated in previous talks.

I'll think more about this this weekend.

Bret

On 6/7/07, Brent LaVelle <brentlavelle@...> wrote:
> I don't know if I 'should' but speaking on testing topics is one of my
> goals that I want to get going on this year.
>
> I want to talk about going from using Watir to go from test assistance to
> full automation.  Demonstrate a script that is just that a script of how to
> test something then showing how the different parts are all pushed together
> (testcase, interface to the application, and test accounting (like RSpec))
> and how to pull the three parts apart finally ending up with a 'best
> practices' approach to organizing automated web application testing.
>
> Any thoughts?  Anyone else interested in doing this?
>
>
>
>
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

I don't know if I 'should' but speaking on testing topics is one of my
goals that I want to get going on this year.

I want to talk about going from using Watir to go from test assistance to
full automation.  Demonstrate a script that is just that a script of how to
test something then showing how the different parts are all pushed together
(testcase, interface to the application, and test accounting (like RSpec))
and how to pull the three parts apart finally ending up with a 'best
practices' approach to organizing automated web application testing.

Any thoughts?  Anyone else interested in doing this?



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