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Pull the rational vision screen

The rational testing solution from IBM ad on the front page is one of the most hilarious ads I have ever seen.

All these testing tools are great and have their own place. But testing is not a solution for eliminating bugs from your code. The real problem is the way we develop software. The way we code. I would take it one step further and say, the real problem is our understanding of software.
Pulling the rational vision screen can‘t help blind project stakeholders [including the project development team].

The ad says, “You can‘t fix the bugs you can‘t see”. Sure. Having an automated testing tool does not solve the problem. It only gets you one step closer to it. I would prefer attacking the root cause rather than taking a reactive step.

All said and done, bug free software is a myth.


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