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by Kevin Carlson

May 2007


May 22, 2007

Lightweight Code Review


Sometimes the key to finding more defects is simply to review more code in the time available. To do this, you've got to keep your reviews light. Formal code review can be very time consuming, which makes peer review an attractive prospect. Jason Cohen of Smart Bear Software makes the case.

Posted by Kevin Carlson at 02:17 PM  Permalink |


May 08, 2007

No-excuse Testing


Despite the obvious benefits of the various forms of developer testing, it's still not the norm in most software development projects. The reason why, according to Agitar Software's Alberto Savoia, is what he calls "resistance to test infection." Basically, some of us have the testing gene, and others don't. But that doesn't mean we can't improve our utilization of testing methods. According to Alberto, it basically boils down to "some testing is better than no testing." We talked with Alberto recently, and here's the interview.

Posted by Kevin Carlson at 01:08 PM  Permalink |



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