As there is an entire industry based on usability. Also the first to go when the belt needs tightening, because they are perceived as being "nice to have when the economy is good, but otherwise not particularly useful." To believe that a secondary industry is necessary to assure an acceptable level of quality in production is impoverished. Quality goods can be produced by motivated, competent workers without a QA overseer.
> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:03:01 -0400> From: techcommdood at gmail.com> To: > gflato at nanometrics.com> Subject: Re: radical revamping of techpubs> CC: > tekwrytr at hotmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com> > I can't see how > quality can possibly be subjective if there's an> entire occupation devoted > to assuring it. Perhaps TW has only worked> in environments where "quality" > is merely a buzzword.> > On 10/19/07, Flato, Gillian <gflato at > nanometrics.com> wrote:> > I have seen enough bug reports in my time to know > that quality is not> > subjective. If the software generates a mile-long list > of bugs reported> > by customers and QA people, the software application is > crap.> > -- > Bill Swallow> HATT List Owner> WWP-Users List Owner> Senior > Member STC, TechValley Chapter> STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager> > http://techcommdood.blogspot.com _________________________________________________________________ Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Caf?. Stop by today. http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline
