Category Archives: Quality Assurance

The Joel Test: Simple QA guidelines for software development & beyond

October 17, 2008 – 10:32 am

I wanted to bring a great resource from the blogisphere to your attention. 
Joel Spolsky, a software developer, has a website called joelonsoftware.  Joel is perhaps most famous for “The Joel Test,” which represents 12 simple questions relevant to maintaining quality when developing software. 
By simply answering “yes” or “no” to the questions, a software development team [...]

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A Few Words About Peer Reviews

October 9, 2008 – 4:25 pm

The cornerstone of any sound quality assurance plan is quality control. In our industry, peer reviews serve as a quick and effective method of quality control…

I was always the guy in class who preferred to work alone. I loathed group projects or pairing with a partner – I wanted none of that. And, of course, [...]

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