CST 438 - Week 4

 What is the most interesting thing you have learned in your reading of "Software Engineering at Google"?

The most interesting thing I've learned in my readings relate to testing, specifically Chapter 11: Testing Overview. In this chapter, the need for testing was addressed by the authors, with the chapter providing a general overview designing a test suite, the benefits of testing code, testing scope, and other topics related to testing. I found the history of testing at Google to be interesting. Per the book, Google's codebase experiences 25 millions lines of change every week. Some of them are made by the engineers and the rest is through automated systems. Something funny that was mentioned was a method used by Google to try and improve testing by "Testing on the Toilet." The idea was to place flyers in the bathroom to raise awareness about testing throughout the entire company. While it originally started as a joke, it was proven to have the most impact of any of the testing initiatives started by the Testing Grouplet at Google.