Welcome to the this week’s Quotes of the Week: A car related QoTW with a software bug in Ford cars, what agencies can learn from testing in car industry and why developers shouldn’t test.
Why Developers Shouldn’t Test
“Software is often more likely to be released with bugs when tested by developers, not less likely.”
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Software Bug forces Ford to Recall Cars in North America
“In these vehicles, it could be possible for the engine to continue to run after turning the ignition key to the “off” position and removing the key, or after pressing the engine start/stop button”
In a statement, Ford explains why the company is recalling 433,000 vehicles in Mexico, U.S.A. and Canada after the company discovered a software bug that keeeps the engine running. Read More here
The Ford Issue Could Be the Beginning of Major issues for Car Software
“As manufacturers cram more software into cars, the potential for more security and functionality bugs increases. More bugs = more recalls, which will be a pain for customers and expensive for manufacturers as cars have to go to service centres for patching”
Security researcher Ken Munro, director at security consultancy Pen Test Partners explains his reasons why over-the-air updates are needed for car software after the issue with the Ford recall in North America. Read More here
Where did Tech words Come From?
“Thanks to the smartphones, tablets, and laptops we’re increasingly carrying around all day, computer jargon is entering our daily speech at an alarming rate. But these words started somewhere else.”
Over at Stuff.co.nz they have gone and researched the history of words that we use in tech everyday that have also become common language. So what is the history of “bug”, “cloud” and “booting”? Read More here
What can be Learned from Testing in the Car Industry?
In contrast to the earlier article cited, Christian Hagen explores how testing in the auto industry could be applied to other sectors. Read More here.
