Monday, December 29, 2008

Testers are cool at prime numbers

A software tester, a software developer, and a project manager are told: 
“All odd numbers are prime”
The Developer says:
“Let's see, 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime - looks like it‟s true”
The Project Manager says:
“Let's see, 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, 11 is prime –looks like it‟s true.”
The Tester says:
That's silly, nine is a non-prime odd number - looks like it's bullshit”

I recently heard this very sad anecdote while attending a lecture about Software Testing. 

Everybody (except maybe a Test Manager) knows the developer would look up prime numbers on google before even trying to answer.

Anyway - here's a good resource about odd prime numbers humour.

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