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ITNOW 1999 41(5):26-28; doi:10.1093/combul/41.5.26
© 1999 by British Computer Society
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Why systems go up in smoke

Felix Redmill

Felix Redmill has worked in IT for more than 20 years at all levels in development projects, from programmer to programme manager. He now provides training and consulting in risk management and project management. His book, Software Projects – Evolutionary vs Big-bang Delivery, is published by John Wiley & Sons. He is a BCS Fellow and a Chartered Engineer

The European Space Agency's Ariane 5 exploded 40 seconds after lift-off because of a simple error in one line of code. Felix Redmill urges a proper approach to software testing – which he believes is misunderstood in terms of its very purpose and how it should be done


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