Hi Tom, > It appears to address what I’ve long considered to be a major shortcoming in > 4D - the lack of support for automated testing.
Oh yes, automated testing! That will be a real boon for the developmental process. If it could be made easier I think more developers would use it. And now that’s a possibility. > On top of that, the continued maturing of native support for version control > will transform how 4D developers manage code, especially in distributed teams. Yes I had forgotten about this being taken over by dynamic forms. Good catch Tom, John… > I will add that I was probably most excited by the short overview that Will > Taylor provided of QAAS (Quality Assurance Automation Services). It appears > to address what I’ve long considered to be a major shortcoming in 4D - the > lack of support for automated testing. In my experience, the lion’s share of > the cost of version upgrades and/or major code refactoring is the test > burden, which, in the 4D world, is all manual. The lack of a regression > testing tool is a major reason many systems are not kept up to date, making > this new feature/service extremely valuable. The tools which Will described > look like they make provide the hooks into industry standard automated test > tools possible. > > On top of that, the continued maturing of native support for version control > will transform how 4D developers manage code, especially in distributed teams. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
