Validating the Need to Validate Code
AUG 01, 2005
DOI: 10.1063/1.4797189
Post and Votta correctly point out the need for validation of software programs. Validation is often thought to mean the absolute prediction of measurements. However, new software often replicates measurement trends accurately long before predicting absolute values well. When time is critical, trends are frequently sufficient to guide new designs or predict outcomes. Sometimes the technology is no longer relevant once the model software finally replicates absolute measurements.
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R. Casanova Alig, (alig@mailaps.org) Princeton Junction, New Jersey, US .
© 2005 American Institute of Physics
