>Shouldn't the functions of "development" and "QA" both reside under the umbrella of the chip-maker though? Sure, umbrella, but different teams. What I'm tryin

>Shouldn't the functions of "development" and "QA" both reside under the umbrella of the chip-maker though? Sure, umbrella, but different teams. What I'm trying to get across is that it's a good thing that the developers are not wearing the QA hat, so that the QA people are thinking in ways that aren't exactly parallel to the developers. You get close to your work, you sometimes forget that you're not look at the larger picture. Think of it like if I was building a big secure wall in front of my house, but I neglect that it's easy to just walk to the opposite side to get in. Oh, whoops, I was too focused on the solution in front of me. Just fundamentals is all.