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Year 2000 is frequently referred to as an exercise in risk management. Once everyone solemnly agrees to this truism, they then return to treating it as a technical problem. Nowhere is this more evident than in Year 2000 testing.
As we review Year 2000 testing projects in North America and Europe, a few common themes stand out:
Excerpted from Year 2000 Software Testing by William Perry. Copyright ©1999 by William Perry. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
©1999 by Boris Beizer. All rights reserved.
Good testing practices can't be defined by simple rules of thumb or fixed formulas. What is best in one circumstance can be worst in another. Here for your consideration is a baker's dozen of best and worst testing practices.
The year 2000 is fast approaching, and the year 2001 will mark the very first of the 21st century. Looking to the future, I offer three wishes for the software quality world in the 21st century. They are not too unreal or fantastic, but are feasible in the short term.
GOOD PRACTICE HUNTING by James Bach ©1999 by James Bach. All rights reserved.
Imagine this conversation between a driving consultant and a client looking for best practices for his delivery truck company:
YEAR 2000 TESTING: A RADICAL PERSPECTIVE by Don Estes
Year 2000 is frequently referred to as an exercise in risk management. Once everyone solemnly agrees to this truism, they then return to treating it as a technical problem.
THE NINE-STEP YEAR 2000 TESTING PROCESS by William E. Perry Excerpted from Year 2000 Software Testing by William Perry. Copyright ©1999 by William Perry.
