Author: steve 2012-10-03 01:15:03
Published on: 2012-10-03T01:15:03+00:00
In the email exchange, the author discusses Bitcoin's testing project and solicits donations for it. They express frustration over the lack of structure and proper tools, including detailed test cases. However, they offer their services for quality assurance (QA) and propose a mailing list for Bitcoin testers. Peter Vessenes is mentioned as a proponent of the testing project and offers to bring up the issue at the next budgeting meeting. The author questions whether donations to the testing project will go to the foundation, and whether they and Bill Hees are entitled to any of the money raised. They also wonder if they have to join the foundation to have a say in how the project is done. The email exchange also touches on the importance of laying proper foundations for QA work and using third-party software to ensure productivity.In another message, the author discusses a bug reporting tool called Mantis and suggests that while it is useful, the main focus should be on test run functionality. They also mention the need for workflow and testcase software that is better than just using a large Google document. The author is checking out some other recommended software but notes that changing the process would be difficult due to resistance. However, the author believes that setting up requirements, functionality and tests with traceability from the start would be beneficial. They offer to open up their VPS to show what they mean and set up a fake git project. The rest of the message contains advertisements for AppDynamics Lite, which can help developers gauge how their code performs in production. Some links to the Bitcoin-development mailing list are also included.
Updated on: 2023-06-06T07:25:07.091201+00:00