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 > >++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ >To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com >To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> > > Chris King - IPA.NET (cking@ipa.net) Network Engineer (501)785.0300 =================================== Building the next frontier ==== ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <STRONG>Follow-Ups</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg10908.html">Re: (ASCEND) 5.0Ap34</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: "Oliver J. Albrecht" <olli@spike.allcon.net></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10906.html">Re: (ASCEND) Link-Comp-MS-Stac stops working (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10902.html">(ASCEND) P. 75, NAT, Dynamic, ISP Argumentative, Question</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10901.html">RE: (ASCEND) 5.0Ap34</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10908.html">Re: (ASCEND) 5.0Ap34</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#10904"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd245.html#10904"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>