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"Anders Wirzenius" <anders.wirzenius@pp.qnet.fi> wrote in message
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> "Anders Wirzenius" <anders.wirzenius@pp.qnet.fi> wrote in message
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> > "AG" <ang@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
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> > > "Anders Wirzenius" <anders.wirzenius@pp.qnet.fi> wrote in message
> > > news:mCH6a.102$8M5.44@read3.inet.fi...
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> > >
> > > > The paradoxality lies in that you never can avoid the situation of
"First
> > > Do It And Then Test What You Have Done".
> > >
> > > Hmmm, jump off the tall building perhaps? Wanna do some tests?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > So how do YOU build in quality "jumping off the tall building"? ;-)
> >
> > Anders
> >
>
> Sorry, failed the test:
>
> Should have written: So how do YOU build in quality in "jumping off the
tall building"?
>
Well, if I had to try that for some reason I would make darn sure that the
ropes are
strong and there are multiple ropes just in case one of them fails and there
is a safety net
somewhere along the way to the ground. You may say that testing the ropes is
a test - yes
it is but it's totally separate from testing the whole thing. The same ropes
could be used
to rig a sailing boat say. That's what built-in quality means - by the time
you try to test it
it's way too late.