Overview
Everyone has a role to play in software testing -- even people outside a project team. Testers, developers, managers, customers, and users shape the process and results of testing, often unwittingly. Rather than continue to generate stacks of documents and fuel animosity, testers can cultivate rich opportunities and relationships by integrating an effective testing mentality into any process. Gerald Weinberg, author of The Psychology of Computer Programming and more than forty nonfiction books, sets out to disprove destructive notions about testing and testers in Perfect Software: And Other Illusions About Testing. With a blend of wit, storytelling, and jaw-dropping insight that has won him fans around the world, Weinberg deftly separates what is expected, significant, and possible in software testing. He destroys fallacies and steers readers clear of common mistakes. We test because people are not perfect, and simply testing ""more"" does not guarantee better quality. This book guides test strategy development that's scalable for any project. Topics include: * Why Not Just Test Everything? * Information Immunity * What Makes a Test ""Good""? * Major Fallacies About Testing * Determining Significance * Testing Without Machinery * and much more
Full Product Details
Author: Gerald M. Weinberg
Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
Imprint: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
ISBN: 9780932633699
ISBN 10: 0932633692
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 01 January 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A Finally! A book about software testing written by someone who actually understands software testing. I consider Jerry to be the greatest living tester. Jerry tests everything. Jerry tests me... Read this and get your head straight about testing.A -James Bach, consulting software tester, author of Lessons Learned in Software TestingA This concise and cogent book-a gift to testers-explodes myths about what testing can and can't do. We'll each want at least two copies-one for our own bookshelves, and another to hand to our clients so that they can better understand precisely how we can help them.A -Michael Bolton, tester, trainer, and consultant, DevelopSense
"A""Finally! A book about software testing written by someone who actually understands software testing. I consider Jerry to be the greatest living tester. Jerry tests everything. Jerry tests me... Read this and get your head straight about testing.A""-James Bach, consulting software tester, author of Lessons Learned in Software TestingA""This concise and cogent book-a gift to testers-explodes myths about what testing can and can't do. We'll each want at least two copies-one for our own bookshelves, and another to hand to our clients so that they can better understand precisely how we can help them.A""-Michael Bolton, tester, trainer, and consultant, DevelopSense"
Author Information
Internationally respected for his innovative thinking on both human and technical issues, Gerald M. Weinberg focuses on ways to help people improve their productivity. A highly influential author, lecturer, and consultant, he draws on experiences gained in all three roles, as well as from a long technical career as a software developer and researcher. Jerry has written on topics ranging from computer systems and programming to education and problem solving-and most recently, on writing, itself, and fiction. He is the author of more than forty books.
