The Quest for Closure
DACeZine - Volume 4, Issue 11, June 25, 2009
by Scott Sandler
Vice President, Corporate Marketing & President of SpringSoft USA
Engineers responsible for verifying complex circuits and systems are on a quest. They are in uncharted territory, never knowing when they're going to reach their goal and, in fact, not really having a clear idea of exactly where the end zone is located. It's a bit like Columbus sailing the ocean blue: he knew that India was out there somewhere, and thought that if he just sailed far enough he'd run into it. He eventually declared victory even though he wasn't really where he wanted to be. This is a lot like a verification team when it runs out of time for more verification, or when the engineers think they've reached an acceptable level of "coverage."
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