Posts tagged "standards"

• Learning from the Boeing 787's broken software.

  04 December 2015 · boeing bug clock questioning regulation standards testing

  Earlier this year Boeing 787 maintenance engineers were given some new instructions by the FAA (The US government's: Federal Aviation Authority). They were informed that if the airplane's electrical generators were left running for 248 days, they would enter the fail safe mode.… more »

• VW behaving badly.

  27 November 2015 · exploratory testing questioning regulation standards

  I now cover this issue in more detail in my podcast! The EPA (The US government's Environmental Protection Agency) recently issued Notice of Violations regarding the emissions from Volkswagen cars. Volkswagen is actually a group of brands, therefore the Notice affects other cars… more »

• The Mythical Standard Build

  10 March 2011 · questioning standards system testing

  Do your hear phrases like "All our users use [insert some technology]" spoken in your office? or possibly "We have a 'corporate standard' desktop". I have a lot. I have since my first job, back in the '90s. It's a commonly held belief in most of the client companies I've worked… more »