Re: Is "FIT" fit for purpose?

2008-03-27 Thread chromatic
On Thursday 27 March 2008 16:30:47 Eric Wilhelm wrote: > # from chromatic > >On Thursday 27 March 2008 12:42:13 Eric Wilhelm wrote: > >> What do you need to test that your users need to drive? > >Business rules. > So, what is a good example of such a business rule? I posit that > payroll does n

Re: Is "FIT" fit for purpose?

2008-03-27 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from chromatic # on Thursday 27 March 2008 13:02: >On Thursday 27 March 2008 12:42:13 Eric Wilhelm wrote: >> What do you need to test that your users need to drive? > >Business rules. So, what is a good example of such a business rule? I posit that payroll does not count because the user coul

Re: Is "FIT" fit for purpose?

2008-03-27 Thread Michael G Schwern
Ovid wrote: Has anyone here ever succesfully used FIT testing? I was at one of the first presentations of FITness a long time ago, but the example Ward Cunningham gave was of a calculator. I thought the idea was neat, but how would I implement it? When you say "implement it" do you mean the m

Re: Is "FIT" fit for purpose?

2008-03-27 Thread chromatic
On Thursday 27 March 2008 12:42:13 Eric Wilhelm wrote: > What do you need to test that your users need to drive? Business rules. > How can it be expressed in a non-tedious and yet understandable way that > makes them feel like it is a worthwhile process? That's the guiding design question of FI

Re: Is "FIT" fit for purpose?

2008-03-27 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from Ovid # on Thursday 27 March 2008 10:52: >but the example Ward >Cunningham gave was of a calculator.  I thought the idea was neat, but >how would I implement it? What do you need to test that your users need to drive? How can it be expressed in a non-tedious and yet understandable way tha

Is "FIT" fit for purpose?

2008-03-27 Thread Ovid
Has anyone here ever succesfully used FIT testing? I was at one of the first presentations of FITness a long time ago, but the example Ward Cunningham gave was of a calculator. I thought the idea was neat, but how would I implement it? We've considered FITness testing, but so far, the only perso

Re: Server and database testing

2008-03-27 Thread Ovid
--- Michael G Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm about to do a sort of brute-force approach: > > * create and populate a database called "projectname_$user_$pid" > * find an open port > * write a config file with the port and database to use > * fire up the server with that config > * run t