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25.1
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Do not plan a testing effort under the tacit assumption that no errors will be found.
Glenford J. Myers
The Art of Software Testing
1979
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21.9
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A programmer should avoid attempting to test his or her own program.
Glenford J. Myers
The Art of Software Testing
1979
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24.7
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Testing is an extremely creative and intellectually challenging task.
Glenford J. Myers
The Art of Software Testing
1979
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18.9
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... the 'best' approach varies from organization to organization and from program to program.
Glenford J. Myers
Software Reliability: Principles & Practices
1976
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20.1
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... one usually encounters a definition such as, 'Testing is the process of confirming that a program is correct. It is the demonstration that errors are not present.' The main trouble with this definition is that it is totally wrong; in fact, it almost defines the antonym of testing.
Glenford J. Myers
Software Reliability: Principles & Practices
1976
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23.5
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A good test case is a test case that has a high probability of detecting an undiscovered error, not a test case that show that the program works correctly.
Glenford J. Myers
Software Reliability: Principles & Practices
1976
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23.7
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Avoid throw-away test cases unless the program is truly a throw-away program.
Glenford J. Myers
The Art of Software Testing
1979
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-19.4
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A programming organization should not test its own programs.
Glenford J. Myers
The Art of Software Testing
1979
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18.8
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Probably the major weakness in all software testing methods is their inability to guarantee that a program has no errors.
Glenford J. Myers
Software Reliability: Principles & Practices
1976
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19.9
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The goal of the testers is to make the program fail. If his test case makes the program or system fail, then he is successful; if his test case does not make the program fail, then he is unsuccessful.
Glenford J. Myers
Software Reliability: Principles & Practices
1976
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