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January 2006 - Posts

Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:54 AM

Comparing Apples to Really Expensive Apples

Gone Tropos? There was an interesting post in the new FSX forum on AVSIM the other day expressing hope that the airport environments in FSX will look as good as those seen in a promotional video for commercial flight simulator builder CAE’s Tropos visualization
Posted by Hal9000 | 20 Comments
Saturday, January 14, 2006 8:52 AM

Software Testers Eat Steak!

Now that I’ve explained exactly what a Software Test Engineer does , the question burning in most minds is certainly “How could I learn to be a Software Test Engineer? I want to earn big money, play the piano, and eat steak!” That’s a great question,
Posted by Hal9000 | 19 Comments
Friday, January 13, 2006 11:40 AM

On the Other Hand

If you really want to see what the life of a software tester isn't like, you could dive into the nearest cultural dumpster and flush 87 minutes of your life down this cinematic low-flow toilet . . . No, I haven't seen it, but in the tradition of self-styled
Posted by Hal9000 | 1 Comments
Friday, January 13, 2006 11:10 AM

Not Such a Hard Day's Night . . .

It occurred to me that I don’t spend a lot of time here talking about what I actually do for Microsoft on the Flight Simulator team. It has occurred to a number of people, especially my unbelievably dedicated and vaguely effluvial next door neighbor,
Posted by Hal9000 | 6 Comments
 
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