Practice Sessions

Evaluating whether or not the software is behaving as intended is an exercise in judgment. You can hone your judgment by using it. The best way to do that is to practice applying the ideas in this chapter to understand what to expect from your software.

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  • Identify the Never and Always conditions: Work with your stakeholders to make a list of things that should never happen and should always happen in your system. In particular, focus your discussion around the risky conditions that would devalue the system in some way.

  • Identify external resources: Seek out external sources of information that are relevant for your context. ...

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