quality assurance
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DevOps: Where Does CM Fit In? With DevOps a relatively young concept, Joe Townsend explores how configuration management fits into the big picture. Some professionals, however, might contend that CM conflicts with DevOps and agile methodologies. |
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Software Defects: Why They Won't Go AwayJoe Townsend tackles why software defects in IT projects appear to be increasing in recent years. As the business side increases the pressure for faster and bigger results from IT, mistakes and defects will continue to go up. |
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Microsoft's $7 Billion Windows Upgrade Boo-BooTalk about a costly testing “oops.” Microsoft is facing a potential fine of up to 10 percent of its revenue, or about $7 billion, over its failing to verify that one of its Windows upgrades didn’t meet the terms of an antitrust settlement with the European Union. | 
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There's No Such Thing as MultitaskingSoftware professionals are multitaskers. Some are better at multitasking than others, but everyone does it because, after all, what choice do you have if you want to get everything done? | 
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The Independent Double-check When someone gives us a piece of code to test, they are telling us, "This code works correctly." If we accept this assertion without verifying it, we have failed as testers. While it seems unlikely that we would ever let such an assertion go unchallenged, it is easier than one might think. |
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