Herding Cats

Why We Need To Estimate Software Cost and Schedule

There is no good way to perform a software cost‐benefit analysis, breakeven analysis, or make‐or‐buy analysis without some reasonably accurate method of estimating software costs and their sensitivity to various product, project, and environmental factors. ‐ Dr. Barry Boehm The... Read more →

Test Requirements, Don't Test Code

A recent post from a DO-178B blog made a powerful statement that just struck me a correct. The only effective testing mechanism is testing requirements - not code. In fact, the very idea of testing code without a reference to... Read more →

Is Testing Muda?

The notion that testing is a "waste" has got me spun up for sure. Let's go back to basics and start from a solid foundation. The concept of "waste" in the Japanese manufacturing has crept into software development. And like... Read more →