August 10, 2012
Dear Everyone:
Last weekend’s
Regression Testing was a resounding success, an
accomplishment afforded by the simple expedient of designating
everything that went wrong as an “enhancement” instead of a problem.
Actually, things did not get off to a great start.
My badge didn’t let me into the parking lot, much less the
building. So I was
“directed” to Building A, where Security is located.
The woman inside the building kept indicating, “Use your badge!”
to open the door. Since it
wasn’t working, it didn’t work.
Ultimately, another person used his badge to open the door, so I could
get in and explain to the “rent-a-cop” woman that my badge wasn’t
working, hence the problem.
In the meantime, one of the people I would be testing with, assuming I
ever got into the building, came loping over from Building H to help.
Seems he “put me into the system”, but forgot that weekends aren’t
included in “regular” access.
No problem. The
“rent-a-cop” woman abandoned her magazine long enough to call someone
else on the phone and get a “Visitor’s” Badge set up to allow me into
the parking lot and buildings.
Interestingly, she never asked me, or the co-worker, for any
identification or other proof that either one of us belonged there.
Just took us at our word.
I couldn’t help thinking of all those “spy-vs-spy” thrillers in the
‘60’s with elaborate security setups that the heroes (and sometimes
villains) had to get around to complete their mission and Save/Destroy
the Free World. Turns out
all you have to do is smile and say, “I’m supposed to be here.”
In any case, “FS2” is now a thing of the past and we are up and
staggering in “FS3”. This is
“easier” in that it doesn’t involve complicated mathematical formulae
concerning millions of imaginary dollars.
Instead, it revolves around “Facility Maintenance”; so now we
have dozens of imaginary cities, buildings, and other “facilities” to
play with.
In fact, I was in the middle of the first “test script” earlier this
week and nothing was acting the way it should have been.
Turns out someone playfully deleted a building in the system.
That’s right: Deleted
a whole building.
Now, for the record, I’ve actually been in the building in question.
I know for a fact that it exists.
It’s still there.
Just not in the system.
Oops.
Where do we go from here?
Simple. Ignore Test Number
One and move on to Test Number Two (and hope it doesn’t include the
“missing” building.) And
hope that the entire database doesn’t suddenly “disappear” in the middle
of things. Which evidently
happens, like clockwork, on the second Thursday of every month.
Or not.
In other words, Situation Normal…
Are we having fun yet?
Love, as always,
Pete
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