Category Archives: work

File a bug: the missing manual, now with unicorns

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Liz Henry

At countless conference talks I have heard standard advice on “how to get involved in an open source project”. It goes something like this: Step 1. File a bug! Step 2. Submit a patch! (repeat steps 1 and 2 for … Continue reading →

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Shorter posts with more worklogs and book reviews

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Liz Henry

While I love to go on at length and be thorough sometimes it’s been stopping me from recording interesting stuff lately. I’ll be at a conference and take great notes, which years ago I would have posted unedited. Now I … Continue reading →

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CodeTriage looks very cool!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Liz Henry

André Klapper showed me a nifty tool called CodeTriage yesterday. I really like its simplicity, its friendliness, and what it conveys about open source bug management. Once you sign into CodeTriage with your github account you can browse code repositories … Continue reading →

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Bugs and sheriffs in London

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Liz Henry

Travelling Bugmaster update! I am in London with a bunch of the automation tools team for a work week. Ed, jeads, Chris, Ryan, dave, and mauro have been neck deep in making decisions about the structure of a new version … Continue reading →

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Bug history and conversations

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Liz Henry

David Baron wrote an interesting post recently, Moving bug history out of the primary display of a bug report. I have noticed this problem in Bugzilla, that even if a bug is “ready to be fixed” or has patches submitted … Continue reading →

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My job, told with Up-Goer Five text editor

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Liz Henry

Today I had fun reading xkcd’s Up Goer Five cartoon and then playing with the Up Goer Five text editor. I tried describing my new job: Many people at my job work together to make free things that go on … Continue reading →

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Bugzilla quicksearch, or else!

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Liz Henry

Here is a fabulous tip if you are messing around in bugzilla.mozilla.org and are searching for bugs. As, by now, as a reader of my blog, you should be. You can search Bugzilla right from the location bar. I cannot … Continue reading →

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Thrills, chills, filters, and bugmail

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Liz Henry

Any bugmail at all is probably way too much bugmail. That means you will need to set up some structures to filter it! This explanation may be useful for anyone interested in contributing to Mozilla — especially bugmasters, triagers, and … Continue reading →

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Twiddling my email, calendar, irc, and phone notification settings

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Liz Henry

Calendar and email notifications may sound very boring but they has engrossed me for at least an hour. For the first time in life I have a work laptop and a personal laptop. For the last 10+ years I’ve come … Continue reading →

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In which I explain Yggdrazilla, the World-Tree, and see some fireboats

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Liz Henry

Yesterday I headed into the Mozilla San Francisco office with my son Milo in tow. It was sunny and beautiful! We had lunch at the High Dive, a little diner right on the waterfront. He tried out my TV-B-Gone delux … Continue reading →

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