Blog Reflections #5: Testing, Testing...

On Tuesday, we had our first test on everything we learned so far in Software Engineering. I have learned many things from this course. Some of the key things I learned include:

The difference between software engineering and computer science:

• Computer Science focuses on theory and fundamentals, while software engineering is the actual process of developing software.

Sociotechnical Systems:

• Sociotechnical system are the non-technical elements(such as people, processes, and regualtions, etc.), as well as technical components such as computers, software, and other equipment. 

Wicked Problems

• A problem that is so complex and involves so many related entities that there is no definitive problem specification. 

Fan-out

• When a method calls many other methods. 

Re-factoring

• Continuous improvement; combats the degregation of changes. 

Enthnography

• An observational technique where the software engineer put his or herself in the shoes of the user. 

Code & Fix

• I learned this is the worst technique when coding. 

None of these concepts were included on the test. They just stood out to me, and I feel like I should know them if I want a career in software engineering. 

~Team Update~

   My team and I are finishing up the tests we have been running. Firefox has 16 different types of tests so we split this up among the 5 of us. The testing for Firefox is very thorough, so I think it is a good idea for us to see every kind of test in order to fully understand the system. We are starting deliverable #2 today.