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I Most Certainly Do Not Condone 2-Tier Client-Server

It seems that misreading my blog posts is becoming something of an international pastime.

I got this email yesterday from a very nice chap called Ron Hudson who seems to have misinterpreted a blog post I wrote many moons ago about the abuse of multi-tier architecture by many developers to effectively reproduce a 2-tier model without any of the seperation of concerns that layering is supposed to achieve, whilst adding considerable complexity into the bargain.

Launch of Aqastra

For the past fifteen or more years, a significant amount of the onsite training we've done for clients has been oriented towards teaching business users to become acceptance testers. Typically, clients ask for a 1-2 day introduction to the basics and some practice in creating and running tests. In most cases the client wants to introduce their people to some structure and method so they can be joined by some professional testers and led by an experienced test manager. On occasion, we've been asked to lead these teams.

The 12 Axioms of Testing

Well, here they are - my proposed set of testing axioms.

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Does a set of irrefutable test axioms exist?

Is it possible to define a set of axioms that provide a framework for testing that all the variations of test approach currently being advocated align with or obey? In this respect, an axiom would be an uncontested principle; something self-evidently and so obviously true and not requiring proof. What would such test axioms look like?

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Pretentious Moi?

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