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Testing an application (Research and Development ? R&D)

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by sanjith2091

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?Testing an application (Research and Development ? R&D)?
The application development was finished ? all that was needed now was to run some tests and the research project would be finished. The student was really excited, this was an exciting and interesting application, and it could even be a commercial success. It was all about profiling, finding out what web sites people visited and what they were interested in ? just the information marketing companies and advertisers need. Testing wouldn?t be a problem, all you had to do was find some people who regularly used the Internet. Quite a large number of people would be needed though, far more than asking other students or family to help. Perhaps the friend in technical support could help? That way students and family wouldn?t need to be bothered, and the testing could be done really quickly, and the research successfully completed. Or could it?
What ethical, legal and social issues need to be considered in this case?

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by tony hopkinson

The student was at best naive, or possibly dumber than a village idiot's glove puppet.

I fail to see the point of asking this question, when it's quite obvious the technical and practical aspects of developing software have eluded you completely.

If you don't design to test you can't.

If you don't test all the way through the process, whatever you end up and you'll be lucky to have anything, won't work anyway.

The student should have turned up for class, or picked one where they know what they are talking about.

How can the project be finished if you haven't tested it against the requirements, sheesh.

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