Unglamerous Side of programming

I visibly cringed reading this post (via Jeff Atwood). I just skimmed it, but the pain is still there.

He expanded it into a list of posts that I’m going to read later. So consioder this a note to self.

• File Names

• Undo and Redo
• Text as Text
• CPUs
• Text entry
• File Names II
• Hardware configurations
• Accessibility
• Dialog Box Behavior
• Dialog Box Interactivity
• Input methods
• Setup
• Dialog Box Special Cases
• Special Modes and States
• Printing
• Alerts

Somehow they forget to tell you the truth about testing when you start programming.

Jeff is absolutly right:

 if you can pass that testing gauntlet, you’ve definitely earned your stripes as a seasoned software developer.

My broadband should be back by the 16th of October so I’ll resume regular posting.