Application for Juju Charmer status

[Antonio Rosales]

On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 6:56 AM, Marco Ceppi <marco.ceppi at canonical.com> wrote:
> I don't see any objections, and a minimum of two charmers with a plus one is
> satisfied. I'll leave this open for any further discussion, but otherwise
> starting next week Matt will be elevated to charmers status.

Matt,

Congratulations! Becoming a ~charmer is no easy task and not something
lightly considered.  Your application is testament to your dedication
and contributions to the community.

Again, congratulations!

-thanks,
Antonio


>
> Welcome!
>
> Thanks,
> Marco Ceppi
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Peter Petrakis
> <peter.petrakis at canonical.com> wrote:
>>
>> + 1
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Matt Bruzek
>> <matthew.bruzek at canonical.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Charmers,
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been working for Canonical on the Juju Ecosystem team for 3
>>> months, and it is time to step up and apply for charmer status.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have had two tours on the Charm Review Queue and performed reviews of
>>> many charms. Most of my time has been spent doing the Charm Audit, writing
>>> tests to verify that charms are doing what they claim to do. This often
>>> involves diving in to learn the technology the charm provides, and figuring
>>> out how to test that technology in an automated way.
>>>
>>>
>>> Here are my credentials for your consideration:
>>>
>>>
>>> Authored charms:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://manage.jujucharms.com/charms/precise/openmrs
>>>
>>> OpenMRS is a open source electronic medical records platform written in
>>> Java.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a charm on the way that installs/configures Apache Tomcat. This
>>> charm will have many new features and will provide Juju a robust Java
>>> Servlet and JSP framework. https://bugs.launchpad.net/charms/+bug/1295710
>>>
>>>
>>> I also engaged the Apache PMC team to gain permission to use the Apache
>>> Tomcat icon in Juju! So the Tomcat charm will have the official Apache
>>> Tomcat icon where the existing charms used the default icon. Once the Tomcat
>>> charm passes a review I plan on replacing/deprecating the existing tomcat6
>>> and tomcat7 charms.
>>>
>>>
>>> Juju Presentations:
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is a UDS 2014 Charm School where I gave a deep dive on developing
>>> charms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByHDXFcz9Nk&feature=share&t=10m15s
>>>
>>>
>>> I have given a Juju presentation to the Rochester Minnesota Linux User
>>> Group. You can view the presentation I created here:
>>> http://prezi.com/7xgiezaajjek/juju/
>>>
>>>
>>> Juju Documentation:
>>>
>>>
>>> Having worked on several software products, I hold the firm belief that
>>> software need complete documentation to be a great product. I have
>>> contributed to the Juju documentation where ever I see an opportunity. My
>>> contributions can be reviewed here:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://github.com/juju/docs/issues/35
>>>
>>> https://github.com/juju/docs/pull/33
>>>
>>> https://github.com/juju/docs/pull/23
>>>
>>> And before the docs were on github:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://code.launchpad.net/~mbruzek/juju-core/fixed-404-in-authors-charm-writing
>>>
>>>
>>> https://code.launchpad.net/~mbruzek/juju-core/Fixed-references-to-contents
>>>
>>>
>>> Bugs:
>>>
>>>
>>> Creating bug reports is an important component of the software
>>> development process. As a developer myself I appreciate a complete bug
>>> report, so the golden rule applies when I find things that can be improved.
>>> I try to create bug reports with detailed descriptions and include steps on
>>> how to recreate the issue. Here are a few examples:
>>>
>>>
>>> #1299179 mysql hook failed: "mongos-relation-changed"
>>>
>>> #1279879 Juju error on HP cloud with Maximum number of attempts (3)
>>> reached sending request
>>>
>>> #1293878 Amulet should work with local charms that are not in version
>>> control
>>>
>>> #1294690 Amulet should provide a way to detect the Juju environment.
>>>
>>> #1296780 KeyError for units that were added by add_unit
>>>
>>> #1284309 The rsync fails in error when the -o option is used
>>>
>>>
>>> I have reported 17 bugs that are currently open, you can see them all
>>> here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~mbruzek/+reportedbugs
>>>
>>> I am involved with 23 bugs at the moment, if you want to view them all go
>>> to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~mbruzek/+bugs
>>>
>>>
>>> Code:
>>>
>>>
>>> Most of my time has been spent writing Amulet tests for the Charm Audit.
>>> Here are some branches that illustrate my understanding of different charms
>>> and the amulet testing framework.
>>>
>>>
>>> lp:~mbruzek/charms/precise/rabbitmq-server/tests
>>>
>>> lp:~mbruzek/charms/precise/lamp/trunk
>>>
>>> lp:~mbruzek/charms/precise/memcached/trunk
>>>
>>> lp:~mbruzek/charms/precise/haproxy/trunk
>>>
>>>
>>> Reviews:
>>>
>>>
>>> One of the most important responsibilities of a charmer is to welcome the
>>> contributor to the community and help them create quality charms that follow
>>> charm store policy. Sometimes that means giving the contributor things to
>>> improve and fix before they are accepted in the charm store. I have tried to
>>> be welcoming and give constructive suggestions in the reviews that are
>>> listed below.
>>>
>>>
>>> #1199052 New charm: mailman
>>>
>>> #1272083 HPCC Charm initial check-in for review
>>>
>>> #1273790 Charm Needed: wildfly
>>>
>>>
>>> Please review my work thus far and consider me for the role of Charmer. I
>>> am dedicated to ensuring the Juju community has the highest quality charms.
>>> Much like the charming process there are opportunities where I could be more
>>> effective. Let me know where I can improve and you have my word that I will
>>> continue to progress to be the best representative of the Juju community as
>>> I can be.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt Bruzek <matthew.bruzek at canonical.com>
>>>
>>>
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