Re: This is a total php newbie question [message #175685 is a reply to message #175683] |
Wed, 19 October 2011 16:22 |
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On 10/19/2011 11:27 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 10/19/2011 7:21 AM, Bill B wrote:
>> On 10/18/2011 6:42 PM, sheldonlg wrote:
>>> Here is a scenario:
>>> 1 - User does this and gets a page with a link to a download which does
>>> the download.
>>> 2 - He doesn't click the that link on that page until 25 hours later.
>>> Note, he has not closed his browser or that page.
>>>
>>> How are you going to know that more than 24 hours have passed? You need
>>> to do something that will be similar to a timed logout.
>>>
>>> Something to think about.
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>> I do not know the answer to that specific question, but it raises, for
>> me, the question of how much extreme testing ought to be done to test
>> the limits of code and browser behavior.
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>> Is there a generally accepted standard, does it vary by circumstance,
>> does anyone have personal practices that have served them well?
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>> Bill B
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> You test enough to ensure your code works properly. One of the reasons a
> database will help you tremendously.
>
Jerry I was asking in the context of practices that you, for example,
might use that would, for you, embody what "test enough" means. I design
serious games that use computer simulation as the underlying engine. The
decision a player is responding to might expect an answer between 5 and
10. For testing I would answer 500,000 just to see how the engine reacts
to the number.
I was looking for some practices that were more specific, if you are
inclined to share them (and "no" is a real plausible answer).
Bill B
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