RE: Advice on software testing?

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

Not sure what "position" can a tester have on a bug, other than, "The
bug exists, and here are the ramifications."

The tester's report should be read by those deciding whether or not the
product can be shipped. But the tester (and the report) can remain
neutral on the decision itself.


-----Original Message-----
From: Dana Worley (MVP/JB)
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:49 AM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Advice on software testing?

... Defend your position on a bug, but also know when to back off
(especially when you get near release). Don't be offended if your bugs
are "next versioned". Think about risk -- how likely is a customer to
run into this issue? What are the ramifications? Is there a work around?

Is it catastrophic? At some point, the software needs to be locked down
(or it will never ship) and all bugs except those that are absolutely
show stoppers will need to be moved to a future release. Understand this
and don't take it personally.




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