Dave Thomas on Testing Past, Present, and Future

In this episode of Semaphore Uncut, I talk with Dave Thomas, author of The Pragmatic Programmer, and many other well-known software engineering books. We discuss how software engineering has changed over many decades and how Dave's experiences have informed his attitudes to testing.Key takeaways:Software is both abstract and changes the real worldComputer science undergrads need more industrial experienceTreat software testing as a tool, not a religionUse experience and judgement to choose wh...