Monday, September 30, 2019

SuperFreakonomics

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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt My rating: ...
Friday, September 27, 2019

Achieve Effective Test Coverage

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In spite of the fact that testing cannot prove correctness, it is still important to do a through job testing. Metrics exist to determine ho...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Use Effective Test Completion Measures

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Many projects proclaim the end of testing when they run out of time. This may make political sense, but it is irresponsible. During test ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

The Dictator's Handbook

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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was ex...
Monday, September 23, 2019

Use McCabe Complexity Measure

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Although many metrics are available to report the inherent complexity of software, none is as intuitive and as easy-to-use as Tom McCabe...
Friday, September 20, 2019

The Big Bang Theory Does Not Apply

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As a project nears its delivery deadline and the software is not ready, desperation often takes over. Suppose the schedule called for two...
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Always Stress Test

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Software design often behaves just fine when confronted with "normal" loads of inputs of stimuli. The true test of software is ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Test Invalid Input

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It is natural and common to produce test cases for as many acceptable input scenarios as possible. What is equally important -- but also ...
Thursday, September 05, 2019

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved it, but I'm biased since I ...
Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Chain of Communication

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The following is paraphrased for my benefit. It is taken from an interview with Rex Geveden documented in the book Range: Why Generalist Tri...