Talk:Shakedown (testing)

Omitted Categories in the Shakedown Definition

Shakedown is a principle of testing, which is a necessary stage in the design of anything that is both complex and required to be extremely reliable. Which basically applies to anything in the entire field of engineering, such as software (http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/1137.html) (what do you think a beta is for?), bridges (http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/disho96a.pdf), sewer systems (http://www.cmsa.us/press/pdf/6June.pdf), and the like.

A typical Hollywood film could even be seen as carrying out a form of shakedown testing when it screens the film to private audiences. Household products produced by companies such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, et cetera also test market their new products in select cities and then study the data before deciding if the product is ready for release. And some law firms do test juries on the most important cases, like murder trials.

So I think there needs to be either more disambiguation, or a much bigger article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.96.172.90 (talk) 00:41, 16 September 2010 (UTC)