"... Most of the widely used testing techniques, much of the current “tester attitude” were widespread back in 1983, when I got my first job in testing. Sadly, most of today’s commercial training in testing — including the industry standards and the syllabi for certification of software testers–are also stuck in 1983 (or maybe the 1970’s, when the key techniques and attitudes really developed).
Unfortunately, the technological and societal contexts have changed."
and then later: "We need new models that improve our productivity by several orders of magnitude."
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