<VV> RE: Testing

[airvair]

True, but then crashes are like snowflakes. No two are exactly
identical, even though many have great similarities. Besides, if the
testing is performed exactly and well-controlled, it will at least give
you a "good enough" idea of it's probable pass/fail performance ability. 

-Mark

srmarti wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 8/24/2004 1:30:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > airvair@richnet.net writes:
> >
> >
> > Without a test, you will only be guessing. Educated guess, maybe,  but
> > still a guess. And you don't want to BE the  proof.
> 
> How statistically significant is a test sample of one?  You can't always
> hang everything on a test result either.
> 
> Steve Marti
> 
> former test engineer.