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Professional testing = Applied epistemology

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I am getting some acquaintance with the trade of professional testing; it is just amazing how far were my previous testing notions from the state of the art in such a profession.

Again, pillars from that trade like Glenford J. Myers and Cem Kaner help me to open my eyes.

For instance, in Lessons Learned in Software Testing by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord, they said testing is applied epistemology; that is a very intense, deep in meaning and very compelling statement.

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  • Anonymous
    May 22, 2006
    Professional testing = applied epistemology...give me a break. Any complex job that requires half a brain cell is "applied epistemology. The Lessons Learned in Software Testing book is a good read. Unfortunately James Bach has been selling the epistemology snake oil because most people don't really understand what epistemology is, and secondly because they really don't understand testing.
  • Anonymous
    May 22, 2006
    Thanks for your comment, it is quite interesting.
    I would want to know a succinct definition for epistemology other than "study of knowledge and cognition".
    Do you have one?
  • Anonymous
    June 09, 2006
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