Software Testing

Saturday May 31st, 2008

As a software developer I do have an antipathy against software testing - I don't like to do the repetitive tasks of testing. But as a product manager I have to deal with it or else the quality of the software diminishes. Basically we all have to deal with software quality - and basically we're all responsible for the quality.

Software testing is very complex, so complex that people nowadays are specialized in the field.

Therefore I've occasionally reading some blogs and articles about testing. This entry was influenced by the blogpost We Need A Better Way To Test by Steve Rowe which hopes for a future in where the development environment can help - automate - the tests for us.

The post lead me (via) into Gerald M. Weinbergs website where there seems to be a lot of good information on the quality topic, for example:

• The book Perfect Software - And Other Illusions About Testing. It should arrive in Summer 2008.
• The article Beware of the Quick Fix. Uhh, I like it... not doing quick fixes ... but the article.

Read more:

• Quality? I think the expression is "Fast, good, cheap - pick two." (December 2006)
• No Silver Bullet – the classic essay  (December 2006)
• Testing Myths (December 2006)
• Software Development Testing (September 2006)