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David Coutts

David Coutts

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25 years 7 months

Born in Cyprus of English and Scottish parents, David Coutts was educated mainly in England. He has worked in IT since 1984, ten years as a developer or development team leader, and the rest in testing and test management. David now lives in Australia with his wife and daughter Antonia.

Company
Coutts Computing
Industry
Business Services - Consulting - Non-profit
Interests
Software Testing
Country
Australia
David Coutts

Born in Cyprus of English and Scottish parents, David Coutts was educated mainly in England. He has worked in IT since 1984, ten years as a developer or development team leader, and the rest in testing and test management. David now lives in Australia with his wife and daughter Antonia.

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expert belief and blind faith The Test Case as a Scientific Experiment

David Coutts explores the similarities between software testing and the scientific method, and concludes by proposing a new definition for the software testing method. David was inspired to write this article after reading Messrs, Kaner, Pettichord, and Bach, who have each hinted at the usefulness of the scientific method to software testing. A subject David felt was worth exploring in more detail.