Comments on: JB Weekly Digest (07-42) http://practicalanalyst.com/2007/10/26/friday-digest-102607/ Practical Insight for Business Analysts and Project Professionals Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:53:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JB http://practicalanalyst.com/2007/10/26/friday-digest-102607/comment-page-1/#comment-460 JB Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:01:27 +0000 http://jonathanbabcock.com/2007/10/26/friday-digest-102607/#comment-460 Thanks for stopping by, Scott. I appreciate the comment. Your point is well taken. I agree that we don't want developers testing their own code just as we wouldn't want the BA reviewing his/her own specs. There are situations where project team members can temporarily switch to carry out other roles to get a project out of a bind, though. While I won't put words into his mouth - I think that is the general idea Bill was trying to convey. At least that's what I took from his post. Thanks for stopping by, Scott. I appreciate the comment.

Your point is well taken. I agree that we don’t want developers testing their own code just as we wouldn’t want the BA reviewing his/her own specs.

There are situations where project team members can temporarily switch to carry out other roles to get a project out of a bind, though.

While I won’t put words into his mouth – I think that is the general idea Bill was trying to convey. At least that’s what I took from his post.

]]> By: Scott http://practicalanalyst.com/2007/10/26/friday-digest-102607/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Scott Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:52:20 +0000 http://jonathanbabcock.com/2007/10/26/friday-digest-102607/#comment-459 The quote you have from Bill Miller reads "If you need developers to test, then they put their QA hats on to test" It is absurd to suggest that even hardworking, ethical developers can test their own code. They can and should do integration and "happy path" testing - but that is nothing like QA. The quote you have from Bill Miller reads “If you need developers to test, then they put their QA hats on to test”
It is absurd to suggest that even hardworking, ethical developers can test their own code. They can and should do integration and “happy path” testing – but that is nothing like QA.

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