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Of course there were tests, just not automated tests! In better run organisations they had test protocols, that is, long lists of tests that had to be run by m
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Of course there were tests, just not automated tests!
In better run organisations they had test protocols, that is, long lists of tests that had to be run by manual testers before any new version could be released. Your manager had to make sure these testers were scheduled well in advance before the bi-annual release date of your latest version of the software.
So that listing old software and claim that they didn't have much tests is misleading, to say the least.
- YZF 2y agoI am talking specifically about automated tests. > automated unit/integrations tests Since that's what the blog is talking about. Formalized manual testing is a different topic, that also didn't universally exist in the 70's and 80's.
- Ma8ee 2y agoYes, but your comment gave the impression that you could create quality software without testing. No one is going to interpret your comment as a call for replacing automated tests with manual tests, but many might read it as “testing in itself isn’t very important.”