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Re:Why code review beats testing: evidence from decades of p... by kevinburke on Monday October 03, 2011 @10:56PM (#3069158)
To be perfectly honest I'm just quoting Steve McConnell there and I have no idea what those terms mean. I would appreciate it if someone could provide some insight.
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Re:Why code review beats testing: evidence from decades of p... by zoul on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @01:34AM (#3069540)
Problem definition is a part of the problem solution, especially in software design. To prototype is to partially solve a problem to find a better definition of it. I guess modelling is simply a synonym or a slightly different approach with the same results.
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