--- Konstantinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anybody think that the convenience of firmware
> upgrades (from
> manufacturer's point of view) has any impact on
> testing before a product is
> released ?
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There may be something to that, but I don't think it's
the main thing. I believe Canon (and other
manufacturers) do make a serious effort to thorough
testing of their products. But this is software, and
just like computer software is getting more and more
complicated. Think of what the software was
responsible for on an AE-P, then an EOS 650, then a
20D. It's probably several orders of magnitude more
complex.
Add to that the almost infinite number of combinations
of lenses, memory cards, flashes, and user inputs, and
it becomes impossible to test every possible scenario.
If Canon could force us to use only Canon memory cards
and only Canon lenses, the problem would become more
manageable, but certainly not simple.
I used to write software for a living. Now I manage
people who do. Even with the use of automated test
tools, a dedicated test team, and knowledgeable beta
testers, we can't simulate everything that happens
once the software is released "into the wild."
> We used to get all grumpy when film bodies came up
> with a flaw - are we now
> more tolerable ?
Probably. In part because we know that most problems
end up being fixed with firmware upgrades, which are
relatively painless. And in part because we've been
conditioned by computers to expect bugs.
=====
Bob Meyer
I don't suffer from insanity... I enjoy every minute of it.
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