CompuServe Messages

OK. Redmond Cable has several successful cables out for the Amiga, particularly since Flicker Fixer came along. If they wanted to pay the $450, they would technically be qualified to be a Commercial Developer. Now, I don't see any particular qualification on the part of Redmond to test an OS. On the other hand, the author of the majority of the Operating System would, on the face of it, seem to be the best of all possible testers. However, the author is probably the WORST of all potential candidates to be a tester. He's just too close to the project, knows all the ways to work around problems (and probably does unconsciously), and would likely write off more than a few problems as hardware glitches. A successful software author, having found a way to do something in software, may have his technique "locked" in his own mind, and possibly would not be receptive to another technique, particularly when the other technique may cause his own program to function differently than it was designed. I really don't know of any particular criterion which could be applied across the board to ensure that any candidate would be a good tester. Bill, K3OZM