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WSU Blog #3 for CS-343

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WSU Blog #3 for CS-443

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WSU Blog #3 for CS-443

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WSU Blog #2 for CS-443

The Philosophy of Testing

This dense blog delves deeply into different types of testing and their uses. It outlines the philosophy behind software testing and explains the need for it. 

I chose this post mainly due to its sheer scope. This article covers a huge amount of content and I am confident that I will return to it often during our course. It first outlines a very different approach to the scientific method when applied to software development. The biggest understanding is that software testing is a two-way scientific method in that we design our test to verify the our code. When we discover problems, we will often adjust our code to satisfy the tests. This seems to contradict what we 

It provides a five point 

URL: http://www.codesimplicity.com/post/the-philosophy-of-testing/

 

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WSU Blog #2 for CS-343

URL: http://blog.gatherspace.com/2011/08/10-tips-a-use-case-template/

This blog provides ten approaches to common tasks when using UML based design.

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WSU Blog #1 for CS443

Blog entry for CS443

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WSU Blog #1 for CS443

Blog entry for CS443

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WSU Blog #1 for CS343

http://creately.com/blog/diagrams/uml-diagram-types-examples/

This blog entry teaches us a great deal about the proper uses of UML Diagramming. It has a large number of concise examples that users can learn about. 

I am using Create.ly for my UML app and this is about this application. I chose this blog because it provided tutorials regarding the same types of diagrams we are learning it class. The methods used in the article vary slightly from the marterial in our class and I appreciate the different approaches to the same problems. 

 

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Introduction for CS-443 at Worcester State University

I am creating my first blog entry for the CS-443 class at Worcester State University. I have to make sure to add the tags and feed items in order to get full credit. I imagine that there will be quite a few more posts here during this class. Wish me luck.  

From the blog Rick W Phillips - CS@Worcester by rickwphillips and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Introduction for CS-343 at Worcester State University

I am creating my first blog entry for the CS-343 class at Worcester State University. I have to make sure to add the tags and feed items in order to get full credit. I imagine that there will be quite a few more posts here during this class. Wish me luck.  

From the blog Rick W Phillips - CS@Worcester by rickwphillips and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.