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From: rsd@sei.cmu.edu (Richard S D'Ippolito)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Software QUALITY Engineering
Keywords: SOFTWARE QUALITY
Message-ID: <4331@ae.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 4 Oct 89 21:55:03 GMT
References: <135@quame.UUCP>
Reply-To: rsd@sei.cmu.edu (Richard S D'Ippolito)
Organization: Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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In article <135@quame.UUCP> bryan@quame.UUCP (Bryan A. Woodruff) writes:

>The scary thought is that the Japanese are beginning to use this philosophy
>to work with software (philosophy -> Deming philosophy).
>If all follows, they will have perfected the software development process,
>and produce higher quality software (error free), faster and cheaper.

I have to disagree here -- error free does not equate to quality.  The best
process in the world can not turn a poor design into a good one; all it can
do is produce faithful copies of the design.


>I would hope that we catch on and begin to perfect the design process,
>get it under control, and produce higher quality software. (No vaporware,
>and no errors.)

Again, the implication is that production process control has something to
do with the design process -- they are separate!


>Please feel free to comment on this topic!!

Gee, thanks, but you knew we would feel free without the invitation!

>P.S.  I refuse to use the term BUG -- it makes it sound as if it is not
>the fault of the software developer... it is an error... it is WRONG!!!

Excellent sentiment -- I agree!


Rich
-- 
It is not the possible that determines what to hope for --   
it is hope that determines what is possible.
Richard J. Oman                                               rsd@sei.cmu.edu
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