--- PeterV <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I guess this is a classic argument against testing. But testing and > user research techniques will keep your development time and cost > *down*. Strange, isn't it? Every experienced developer will tell > you this. But research is only as good as the folks who are doing the research. I've seen quite a bit of research that was done poorly which points in the wrong direction. This isn't to say that there aren't some folks out there doing good research, but to be fair there is quite a few folks who use research to push their idea of what they want. Being a good software developer is very different than being a good software publisher. Also being a good developer doesn't always mean that the developer has a clue about the needs of the audience. Of course a good publisher may not care about those needs, because that might have very little to do with sales - which is about "want". A good developer will also want to start with a specification without which any testing is a waste... Michael ===== M I C H A E L J A M E S P I N T O ------------------------------------------------------------ Where I Work: http://www.vm.com Support My Book Habit: http://www.fanboy.com More About Me: http://www.michaelpinto.com My Favorite Music: http://www.thefall.org Japanese Animation: http://www.anime.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com __________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To access our webform (instead of sending e-mail) for popular commands including subscribe, unsubscribe, digest, and vacation visit www.WebProducers.org. You can also access the list archive at the website. Questions and comments are welcome just e-mail me, morry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx