The Confidence Game – What is the Mission of Testing?

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. – Voltaire

Maybe it’s due to an extension of my tendency towards skepticism to myself, but I get really uncomfortable telling anyone that something is certain. That is especially true when it comes to software and interpreting the results of testing. There are just too many variables that impact the control and validity of the output, and that’s just limited to Continue reading