Re: Software design, beta testing, and the like
Re: Software design, beta testing, and the like
- Subject: Re: Software design, beta testing, and the like
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 19:20:54 EST
Michelle,
Thank you for that informative tale. However, had I been in charge of the
project, and it was last minute, and it was clear there were bugs to be
squashed and changes to be made, I would move the deadline so that "last
minute" would magically become "next to last minute."
With the existence of the software update control panel, releasing an update
a week or three late is not a big deal at all.
Good, fast, cheap... Well, Applescript is free (praise God), and Good is
non-negotiable. So we settle for late. Case closed.
I think my chances of getting real CGI support any time soon just went down
the tubes, but at least it'll be good when I get it. : )
Jeff Baumann
email@hidden
www.linkedresources.com
In a message dated 1/16/02 5:17:12 PM, Michelle Steiner wrote:
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There were some comments about last-minute changes causing problems with
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Applescript. Sometimes last-minute changes are unavoidable. Here's a
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history of something that happened with the Emailer development that can
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show why last-minute changes might be warranted.
<snip excellent description of one of those "situations" which arise in
software development>
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Naturally, these changes caused bugs; fortunately, we weren't at the very
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last minute, so we still had enough time to identify and address them.
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Last-minute changes are sometimes unavoidable.
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--Michelle