James Bach's BlogThe Consulting Software TesterTechnical Debt Peer Conference- February 29, 2008 Matt Heusser is having a peer conference. I believe it&8217;s his first. It&8217;s on the topic of technical debt. The idea of technical debt seems to be that there are tasks you are free to neglect when building a technical artifact such as software, but if you neglect those tasks, you will incur a sort of &8220;debt&8221; ...http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/123 The Gerrard School of Testing- February 20, 2008 Paul Gerrard believes there are irrefutable testing axioms. This is not surprising, since all axioms are by definition irrefutable. To call something an axiom is to say you will cover your ears and hum whenever someone calls that principle into question. An axiom is a fundamental assumption on which the rest of your reasoning will ...http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/122 Lawyers are Testers, Too- February 10, 2008 In 1982, when I was still in high school, I read an article in Time Magazine about teenagers who worked as programmers. The article inspired me to quit school and go to work as a programmer, too. I&8217;m writing about that as part of my book about self-education without self-discipline. Anyway, one of the kids mentioned ...http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/121 |