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How to Control Software Changes[magazine] A Configuration Control Board is a group of subject matter experts who help ensure planned and disciplined changes. Ronald Starbuck explains how important it is to use a Configuration Control Board and tells you how it works. |
Ronald Starbuck
June 26, 2002 |
Time Management and the Art of Software[magazine] Tried and true techniques for getting a grip on priorities and schedules can mean the difference between breaking your neck to get a passable software product out the door and emerging from a project with a quality product and a sane staff. Alyn Wambeke relays some software-specific time management suggestions. |
Alyn Wambeke
June 26, 2002 |
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A Look at TeamTrack 3.0, a Web-Based Defect Tracking Tool[magazine] George Hamblen and Stephen Bailey look at TeamShare's TeamTrack 3.0, a Web-based defect tracking tool. TeamTrack offers a fully functional defect tracking system over a company intranet. Since all of the functionality is offered from the server, this means each desktop needs only a browser to access the system. |
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Not a Game of Random() Chance[magazine] Online gaming poses a myriad of security risks. These hazards include various forms of player cheating and the possibility of unfair gaming software, in addition to the risks normally associated with any e-commerce business. Matthew Schmid describes a specific design flaw in an online poker game. |
Matthew Schmid
June 26, 2002 |
A Test Manager's Resource Bank[magazine] Despite the importance of general management topics, I'm going to stay away from them. There's too much out there, and I know too little about it. Instead, I'll concentrate on what's special about the job of managing testers and the test process.
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Brian Marick
June 26, 2002 |
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Perspectives from a New Software Tester[magazine] Pam Hardy's goal in this article is to relay her experience as a new tester, in the hope that some of her perspectives will help other new testers navigate the waters of their new vocation. |
Pam Hardy
June 26, 2002 |
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What Are You Worth?[magazine] Jerry Evans reports on Software Testing and QA compensation issues. He also provides a list of some of the best job sites on the Web for testers. |
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Techniques for Recruiting and Retaining Testers[magazine] Are you challenged with having to hire people when your budget is limited, time constraints are tight, and the testing effort is overwhelming? Many of us have faced these situations. In this article, Jack Cook shares some techniques that have proven effective in recruiting and retaining testers. |
Jack Cook
June 26, 2002 |
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The Spirit of the Times[magazine] Brian Marick points to Web resources and email lists that help keep you current with software and computing trends. |
Brian Marick
June 26, 2002 |
My Summer as a Hacker[magazine] Pete TerMaat shares some valuable lessons learned from a summer with "hacking legend" Richard Stallman. He learned that attitude, passion for one's work, was most important. Reviews, coding standards, porting guidelines, bug hunting advice, and other measures can fall flat without a passion for clean code, for "getting things right." |
Pete TerMaat
June 26, 2002 |
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Book Nook: A Book Review[magazine] Steve Whitchurch reviews the latest edition of Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, by Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister, describing it as a "must-read for all management wannabes, as well as those who are currently leading project teams and organizations." |
Steve Whitchurch
June 26, 2002 |
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All Valuable Products Are Risky to Build[magazine] Risks sound like disasters, but risks are neither bad nor good. They are only smart or stupid. Stupid risks are chances taken without significant gain if you succeed. Smart risks are ones that will pay off handsomely if you can overcome them. Smart risks are taken by folks who have knowingly made the decision to proceed in the face of risk. |
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Learning from Pathfinder's Bumpy Start[magazine] Steve March discusses problems experienced by the Mars Pathfinder. He imparts the following lessons: 1) design defensively in the face of complexity; 2) design defensively for post-shipment problems; and 3) beware of best cases. |
Steve March
June 26, 2002 |
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Does a Bug Make a Noise When It Falls in the Forest?[magazine] You've probably heard the question about noise in the forest: Does a tree falling in the forest make any noise if no one is there to hear it? Noel Nyman examines the question, "Is a bug a bug if no user can ever make it happen?" |
Noel Nyman
June 26, 2002 |
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A Look at McCabe IQ: Metrics Analysis and Code Coverage[magazine] Gedaliah Friedenberg encourages developers and development managers to use the McCabe IQ tool to enhance their development process and deliver better software to QA. |