w3process-ISSUE-128 (Lack of Test Cases): Lack of test cases is a major contributor to schedule delay. [Process Document]

w3process-ISSUE-128 (Lack of Test Cases):  Lack of test cases is a major contributor to schedule delay. [Process Document]

http://www.w3.org/community/w3process/track/issues/128

Raised by: Steve Zilles
On product: Process Document

If tests are not created until the Candidate Recommendation (CR) timeframe, then it is likely delay will occur, since the process-defined review period is relatively short. Since test cases are one factor of testing that is necessary for a spec to progress from Candidate Recommendation to Proposed Recommendation, they are a key process item determining speed to Recommendation. Test case production is often under-resourced.

Status: Additional emphasis on having a plan to demonstrate the implementablity and inter-operablity of features has been added to Process 2014. However, this does little to help with getting tests written when that plan calls for testing.

Received on Saturday, 13 September 2014 20:04:01 UTC