Friday, October 24th, 2014, 12:00 PM Eastern
Webcast Overview
This presentation is specifically for professionals who are ready to succeed. Myths arise from a lack of direct experience. In the absence of information, we form beliefs based on what we think we know, often with a skeptical feeling towards what we don't know. In the realm of software development, myths can make it difficult to approach real-world problems objectively, thus putting budgets and schedules at increased risk. In my career as a quality assurance manager, I have gained experience with a number of software development practices, including iterative development and the so-called "waterfall" approach. The former is generally presumed to be a more modern method than the latter. But this is, in fact, a myth: both approaches have been around since the 1960s.
Another myth led to the popularity of the waterfall method in the 1970s. The thinking of Winston Royce, often cited as the father of the waterfall method, was actually misinterpreted. He recommended the single-pass waterfall method only for legacy maintenance projects. Royce actually suggested an iterative "do it twice" approach for software applications being developed for the first time. From these inauspicious beginnings, the world of software development has given rise to numerous other myths. This article will debunk some of the most widely held myths pertaining to iterative development in general and iterative testing in particular. I'll explain how iterative development principles can address these common misunderstandings and lead us to a pragmatic testing methodology that mitigates or avoids altogether many common software
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