""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > We should also ask developers how they test their labs. An untested lab > won't work. Most developers learn this the hard way. I've worked with many > developers who have "learned it the hard way" over and over and over again > and still insist on creating lab steps that they don't test. It won't work > for at least two reasons: > > The commands won't work as expected. > The instructions to the human won't work as expected. > > In a course development class I took a few years ago, the instructor had us > try a fun experiment. We teamed up in pairs. One person in each pair made a > snowflake by folding and cutting a piece of paper, like we probably all did > in kindergarten. This person also wrote instructions on how the other person > could create an identical snowflake. The developer handed over the > instructions and was not allowed to say a word while the tester tried it out. > > As you can imagine, no two snowflakes came out the same! The human tended to > do all sorts of things that the course developer didn't expect. Add that to > the fact that the hardware and software will do unexpected things also, and > you will understand my axiom: > > An untested lab will not work.
some of the tested ones don't either, but that's another story! :-> > > Priscilla > > MikeS wrote: > > > > Howard, I second the vote for a discussion.. assuming all > > parties can keep > > it civil and not have degenerate into the *mine is better then > > yours*... I > > know different vendors have different goals and ways to obtain > > the goals > > with their products. It would interesting to hear about the > > differences. > > > > MikeS > > > > -- > > Tutorials - Whitepapers - Security - Wireless- News > > Find me at www-dot-packetattack-dot-com > > > > ""Lan Wong"" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > Greetings, > > > > > > I am currently preparing for the CIPT Exam and was wondering > > if someone > > can > > > suggest the best Boson exam to use for this test. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 3 months FREE*. > > > > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=747 > > 4&SU= > > > > > > http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_smartspampr > > otection_3mf Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59995&t=59924 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
