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RE: (ASCEND) 5.0Ap34
Well said... I agree 100%. Full releases should be tested (and they are by
a lot of the users when the new full release was the last in the prior patch
release). But for those who want the 'beta' code (ie - patches,
incrementals, etc.) Ascend provides that as well. The result - "bleed edge"
as it's been called. Where the fire sometimes gets _real_ hot. :) Just the
way I like it.
At 10:41 AM 11/24/97 -0000, you wrote:
>On 23 November 1997 21:14, Jason Eggleston [SMTP:jason@jet.net] wrote:
>> Kevin Smith wrote:
>> >
>> > as we can with a lab environment). Only full releases, like 6.0 will
>> > get a full regression test suite.
>>
>> Why?
>
>I think that the need to ask this question says much in itself. A "full"
>regression test (that I must say normally is pointless, as problems still get
>through) is something that takes some considerable time to complete (weeks to
>months) and the number of tests and reports should reach (for a unit the
>complexity of the MAX) some hundreds or thousands of different tests in
>different environments.
>
>The user community (us) need changes, fixes and new features much quicker
>than this, and so a "weekly" release cycle (or is it bi-weekly now Kevin ?)
>means that only the most rudimentary "functional" testing can take place. The
>idea of the patch branch is to change as little as possible, so that the
>regression tests done on the original release will be "mostly" valid, and
>only small, focused changes to the source base will happen. The incremental
>branch gets a quick "Does this boot up and connect calls ?" type testing, but
>it is down to the user to do the final satisfaction testing in their own
>environment. If you cannot afford either the time or the money to have your
>own adequate test facilities then get out of the kitchen, 'cause it gets hot
>in here.
>
>Those users (typically corporates) who need a very defined set of functions
>should not be interested in incremental releases, just patches to fix known
>problems. In most cases this group of users can wait the 6 months or so
>between full releases anyhow.
>
>Peter
>
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