Re: WPT Developer Survey - June 2018

Thanks, Simon! Some interesting comments have been made on the "Google
Ecosys Infra" mailing list:

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/m/#%21topic/ecosystem-infra/HuqN39mcBNk

I assume this list has a wider readership, so if possible, could we keep
the conversation focused here?


On 09/28/2018 10:36 AM, Philip Jägenstedt wrote:
> Thanks for working on this, Simon and Jory!
>
> One thing that stands out to me are the "compared to other test
> harnesses" replies. In a recent ecosystem infra weekly
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UktQm1tsjn4x7-8kUENEbUXBNIVs1l6ErvEASPlQnFo/edit#heading=h.gnqletcr2i64>,
> the question "Which is your favorite testing framework and why?" was
> asked, and notably nobody had testharness.js as their favorite. It
> sounds like mochitests are simpler, and it's worth noting that Test262
> <https://github.com/tc39/test262/blob/b07621ded117a0b1a57dd67bf6a15be1e45103ce/test/built-ins/Array/from/from-string.js> also
> has less code boilerplate, although more metadata boilerplate.
>
> Just searching for "pain points" reveals lots of good stuff, and it's
> already summarized in the writeup: documentation and lack of PR review
> are very common complaints.
>
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 10:34 AM Simon Pieters <zcorpan@gmail.com
> <mailto:zcorpan@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello again public-test-infra!
>
>     Thanks all who responded to the survey we sent out in June. We
>     have now put together a report:
>
>     https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b3suZ9TAZ2Y0nn5X6_bgEoIAYG5j2v_ap473ZF1SeaU/edit?usp=sharing
>
>     Some of the insights:
>
>     * The Single Page Test feature has low awareness but could address
>     some pain points if used.
>     * We should discuss project governance and process issues.
>     * Documentation needs improvements.
>
>     cheers,
>
>     On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 10:20 AM Simon Pieters <zcorpan@gmail.com
>     <mailto:zcorpan@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hello public-test-infra!
>
>         We're gathering feedback about recent changes and pain points
>         in wpt. Please help us by filling out this survey (and passing
>         it on to others you know who work with wpt) so we can better
>         prioritize future work and improve the experience for
>         everyone. We won't take much of your time - promise!
>
>         https://goo.gl/forms/gO2hCgCMvqiAHCVd2
>
>         Thank you!
>         -- 
>         Simon Pieters
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>
>
>     -- 
>     Simon Pieters
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