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When you think up some user of your system, create a profile, and then pretend it's a real user who's using your system?
Our system does something with lease cars, so typical profiles would be:
John: Uses his car to drive to work and do groceries, he never drives more than the maximum allowed private distance.
Kate: Kate likes travelling and drives her car more than she should. She always pays extra because she's never within the maximum limit.
Usually there's a little more data, like age, an actual picture or avatar, etc.
When developing we should think "would this work for John and Kate?" and so be more engaged with our users.
I've had this at school, but I forgot what it's called. No doubt some people in here know about it.
Unfortunately my Google-fu is failing me today.
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User Interaction Testing?
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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The Sims? 
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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We called them "User stories" at ClearChannel.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Not what I was looking for, but pretty close.
I was looking for Persona 
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Sander Rossel wrote: I was looking for Persona!
Well - be sure and let us know when you find one.*
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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In need of real friends?
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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chriselst wrote: In need of real friends?
This is a programmers site - Aren't we all? 
Except Griff of course, he always has Dolly... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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It's called a Persona. Persona programming is part of Agile development.
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Except the Persona Non Grata programming of course! They don't want that!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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assert(user != NULL);
Software Zen: delete this;
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That's the one! Thanks
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Sample data?
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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The word you are looking for is Persona.
As Harvey also pointed out.
Life is too shor
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Yep, that's the one! 
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Yet another word I've come across is cohort, mostly in the healthcare context.
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Avijnata wrote: Yet another word I've come across is cohort
Me too, but only in Asterix! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Use Case
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Kevin Marois wrote: Use Case
eR ok!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Nah, Persona 
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It's called "caring too much!" 
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Fred. They're always called Fred. Or are you talking about the whole scenario. I've always known them as Test Cases.
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It's starting to look like I'm going to be forced to do some mobile development (and I already hate the prospect, so please don't attempt to assault me with sugar-coated platitudes).
I need to target Android, iOS, and WinPhone. The app will have a single screen with a "go" button. When the button is pressed, the following will occur:
- a QR code will be scanned
- the phone's current geolocation will be determined
- the app will open a browser with the address indicated by the QR code, with the GPS coordinates being in the querystring.
This app will only work on a website that I'm writing (the URL from the scanned QR code will be verified to make sure the host/domain matches a hard-coded string).
I explored the possibility of installing the app without going through the various app stores, but I determined that the procedures for doing so are too technically imposing for the assumed expertise of your typical idiot user, not to mention apple actually charges a fee to do this.
So, I need to go through the various app stores. The app will be free to the user, so I may have a running ad at the bottom of the screen so that I can recoup any money spent (albeit slowly).
Can someone give me an idea as to what will be involved, in terms of money, tools, and effort?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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