Tag Archives: Quality

The Virtual Cyber Cudgel

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Jerry Weinberg

by Gerald M. Weinberg In 1977, Tom Gilb and I published a book called Humanized Input: Techniques for Reliable Keyed Input. We hoped to improve the pitiful state of input design for computer systems, and ten years later, we imagined … Continue reading →

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Test Trimming: A Fable about Testing

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Jerry Weinberg

©2007 Gerald M. Weinberg Throughout my career, I’ve watched in dismay as one software manager after another falls into the trap of achieving delivery schedules by trimming tests. Some managers shortcut test work by skipping reviewing and unit testing in … Continue reading →

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Treaties to Deal with Communication and Conflict

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Johanna Rothman

©2002 Gerald M. Weinberg, www.geraldmweinberg.com On a typical day, I get 100-200 email messages, and some of my clients in large projects receive even more. Though emails improve my ability to communicate clearly and quickly, they may also prove a … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years Ago

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Steven Smith

©2000 Steven M. Smith I’m forty-five, with a mainframe background. I often hear complaints from colleagues — associates who are my contemporaries — that younger workers with experience in hot, new technologies are getting paid as much or more then … Continue reading →

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