workplace psychopath asked:


It’s a bit rich telling the supplier his system doesn’t work, if the formal validation plan was never followed.

< A/ by Jeffrey C/If you don't have a background in systems and software development, this response will give you a quick overview. It is far from complete, however. If you do have a background in this subject, you should be looking at your processes and procedures rather than trying to point the finger at one or more rogue developers.

Programs contain mistakes for lots of reasons. More often than not, problems occur at because the stated requirement is not really how the system needs to work.

The next most common set of errors occur at the interfaces between subsystems, the software and hardware, and between units within the software. One of the most famous of these interface problems was the Mars spacecraft that got lost because one team used SI units but the team they interfaced to used English units.

In real time and embedded work, we often see errors that occur because of the way the software interacts with the hardware. The most difficult to fix are the transient problems that do not reoccur easily. These errors often stay hidden in the code, showing their ugly heads occasionally to bring down a system.

The easiest problems to fix are those in the implementation. We perform unit test to confirm that the code meets the design (no, not code meets the requirements). Note that this testing does verify that the design meets the requirements, only that the code works as designed.

There are several levels of testing that prove the software meets the requirements -- integration testing, hardware/software integration, verification testing. I'm really not going to go into these. Suffice it to say that most mature organizations confirm that each requirement is associated with a test case and that each test case has executed.

The most important testing comes at the very end and often does not get the attention it deserves due to budget and schedule concerns. Validation testing confirms that the requirements are correct, complete, and consistent. This testing runs systems through real-life scenarios to be sure the system performs as desired.

At this point, you probably know a great deal about Collins since you've spent at least 2 years talking about it on this forum. You may be able to find out what the formal validation plan was from the MOD or the contractors. I don't know if this type of information is available to the public, but the adequacy of the plan may help you determine if there was a conspiracy of just a few people who destroyed this VERY large program, or if there were more basic problems due to an immature organization not really knowing how to take on such an involved task.>>

nuggertugger asked:


im a blood elf level 10 mage in fairbeerze village i think thats wot its called and when ARE U MENT TO GET MY 1ST GOLD

Brittany asked:


I have 2 80′s already, an 80 prot pally and an 80 warlock. I’m thinking about making a mage or a shaman, I already have both at level 10 but I can’t decide which to go for. Mages seem a little on the boring side, spamming frostbolt over and over until you spec into something else.. But they are good on dps. I have a 60 rogue on another server I want to transfer later.

Just looking for some opinions, that’s all. I mostly do raids, not too much PVP at this point although I’m on a PVP server. We’re short on alliance so there’s an overload of Horde – which is what I am.
warriors and prot paladins wear pretty much the same gear/weapons. i’ve rolled against DKs, warriors and the like for items. I don’t want another tanking class really right now.
Thanks for the insight, I think I might go with shaman at least until I transfer my rogue over.
Priest is too close to a warlock IMO and a hunter seems boring too, just let your pet tank while you go eat a sandwich in the other room, lol!
thanks guys keep comments coming.

TroubledLover asked:


The subject is YuGiOh. My friend turned his Warrior deck into an all around, Swiss Army deck, along with focusing with tributes and some warriors. His deck can convert to Traditional/Advanced with cards like Raigeki, Harpies Feather, Etc. The known cards use by him:
Marauding Captain x2?
Nimble Momonga x3
D-Hero Dasher
Jinzo
Horus Black Flame Dragon LV4,6,8
Giant Trunade
Level Conversion Lab
D.D. Warrior Lady
Amazoness Swords Woman
United We Stand
Mage Power
Axe of Despair
Lightning Vortex
Sakuretsu Armor
Mirror Force
Mystic Swordsman LV 2,4,6
Mataza the Zapper
Magic Cylinder
Ring of Destruction
Pot of Greed
E-Hero Stratos
E-Hero Wildheart
Torrential Tribute
Morphing Jar
Book of Moon
MST
Swords of Revealing Light
Reinforcement of the Army x2
……etc,etc,etc..
I guess he got tired of losing to me, cause he used to beat me every duel when I sucked. But I guess my CyberDark Assault deck gave him a run for his money. Now it’s hard to beat him. Any advice etc

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