Category Archives: quality

Poor Quality Software is Incomplete Software

Jul 22

Software quality is term that is frequently misunderstood. A major flaw when defining software quality is that it specifies composition or aesthetic. Quality instead is more abstract. The best definition I could find was from the ISO 9000:
the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements — ISO 9000 : 2000
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Whack A Mole Development

Apr 23

Whack a Mole Development:
When making changes to a section of code, causes other bugs, sometimes recurring, to pop up. I.E. You fix one bug, and three other bugs pop up after you release.
Have you ever worked on code where troubleshooting bugs was like playing a game whack a mole. I have worked on a [...]

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Don’t Let Your Quality Slip

Nov 03

Lately I have been watching Kitchen Nightmares on Hulu. Being a cooking enthusiast I get into the show. Chef Ramsay always keeps saying to the chefs and restaurateurs don’t let your quality slip. He would show them how to make a new menu of high quality dishes. The night would start [...]

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About Ian Lintner


I am a software developer, mostly web,  in Des Moines, Iowa. I take a very opinionated stand concerning development, you will never regret a simple design or architecture. My education was at Drake University in Biology and Computer Science. Offline I am recently married to my wife Heather. I try my hand at many hobbies currently I am gardening till the snow comes in.



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