Seeing as the Quotes of the Week are proving to be very popular, the team here at TEST Huddle have decided to start an occasional mid week blog post dedicated to news that we have heard that might not have made the mainstream media yet. We want to keep you even more updated on what is happening in the software testing and development circles.
ISO 29119 Abolished
There has been speculation recently that the ISO Standards for software testing has been meeting so many challenges that the IEEE and the ISO have been wavering on implementing the new standards. We have heard from a number of reputable sources that the standards are on the cusp of being dropped. It seems the Standardisation bodies are willing to go back to the drawing board on this one. They have been receiving feedback as well from market research that the number was too long and didn’t have a strong impact. The IEEE and ISO are looking at a better marketing campaign next time round with the rumoured new title be the ISO 700 S-Class.
EuroSTAR to leave Europe
The EuroSTAR Conference has been a mainstay on the European testers calendar for the past twenty-three years and has visited numerous cities around the continent. However the management at EuroSTAR have decided that EuroSTAR 2016 will be moving out of its European location. The Conference, usually held in November, will be moving to sunnier climates next year. We have been told that the Cape Verde Islands are a possible location. It seems the EuroSTAR management have decided that as many of the software testers that attend EuroSTAR come from winter climates, it was an important USP of the Conference that delegates had the choice to wear flip-flops and shorts while attending EuroSTAR. More details to follow.
Developer Builds Self-Correcting Software
Much like how the telephone, nylon and other inventions were almost announced at the same time by different researchers in different parts of the world, it seems that the stories of a number of different developers working independently on building faultless self-correcting software have led to a breakthrough. Thanks to TEST Huddle’s connection in the community, we have learned that a developer by the name of Olaf Proli, an independent developer based in Finland has developed software that means the end for software testers. Writing to us via email Olaf has stated that “the software is 100% fault-less. It means that no matter what code you use, no matter how bad your code it, my software will be able to hunt bugs and perform retrospective checks without the need for any human supervision”. If his statements are true, it means that within a couple of years there will be no need for any software written to be subjected to any testing. He has said so himself: “Obviously this could mean the end of software testing as a industry. That is why I am speaking to you with an alias. I fear that the giants of the software testing industry don’t want me to succeed and they will do anything to stop me”.
PARLOFILO comes to testing
In recent years we have seen a number of developments that have built upon the standard Waterfall system of work management. With the popularity of Agile and now Dev-Ops models, there seems to be a growing trend to try different systems of completing tasks. One model that has come to our attention that has been making waves in the United States where it first started is the PARLOFILO methodology. It challenges Agile and the other methodologies with its technique. We haven’t heard who the author is of the methodology but apparently the modus operandi of the methodology is that team members switch roles. In the case of development, the methodology encourages testers to write code and for developers to test it. Apparently it has been really successful in the States so far so it won’t be long before it makes its way over here.
That’s the end of this week’s round-up. If you hear of rumours or stories relating to the big events in software testing, do let us know by email.
