Decades of software testing experience condensed into the most important lessons learned. The world's leading software testing experts lend you their wisdom and years of experience to help you avoid the most common mistakes in testing software. Each lesson is an assertion related to software testing, followed by an explanation or example that shows you the how, when, and why of the testing lesson. More than just tips, tricks, and pitfalls to avoid, Lessons Learned in Software Testing speeds you through the critical testing phase of the software development project without the extensive trial and error it normally takes to do so. The ultimate resource for software testers and developers at every level of expertise, this guidebook features: * Over 200 lessons gleaned from over 30 years of combined testing experience * Tips, tricks, and common pitfalls to avoid by simply reading the book rather than finding out the hard way * Lessons for all key topic areas, including test design, test management, testing strategies, and bug reporting * Explanations and examples of each testing trouble spot help illustrate each lesson's assertion

Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach

Computers & Technology

Kaner, Cem

Bach, James

Pettichord, Bret

Networking & Cloud Computing

wiley

Avoid technological lemons and be your own consumer advocate. Most software products are released with known defects. Misleading advertising is rampant in the industry, and few software publishers provide real warranties for their products. And as we all know, most software companies provide woefully inadequate technical support. Quite simply, consumers usually get the short end of the stick in the software industry. Not for long, if the authors of Bad Software can help it. This book pulls no punches in explaining why things are so bad, and how consumers can best stand up for themselves. The authors provide guidance on how to troubleshoot faulty software and when to call for help; exactly what to demand of software companies when defective products cost you time and money; how to ensure a replacement or refund; how best to deal with intransigent companies and their personnel; and much more. Written by industry insiders with software management, technical support management, and legal experience, this book will show you how to fight for your rights and get valuable results. Companion Web site features legislative and regulatory news and commentary, court cases, and contact information for protection agencies.

Bad Software: What to Do When Software Fails

Business & Money

Pels, David

Pels, David L.

Management & Leadership

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

This book will teach you how to test computer software under real-world conditions. The authors have all been test managers and software development managers at well-known Silicon Valley software companies. Successful consumer software companies have learned how to produce high-quality products under tight time and budget constraints. The book explains the testing side of that success. Who this book is for: * Testers and Test Managers * Project Managers-Understand the timeline, depth of investigation, and quality of communication to hold testers accountable for. * Programmers-Gain insight into the sources of errors in your code, understand what tests your work will have to pass, and why testers do the things they do. * Students-Train for an entry-level position in software development. What you will learn: * How to find important bugs quickly * How to describe software errors clearly * How to create a testing plan with a minimum of paperwork * How to design and use a bug-tracking system * Where testing fits in the product development process * How to test products that will be translated into other languages * How to test for compatibility with devices, such as printers * What laws apply to software quality

Testing Computer Software, 2nd Edition

Falk, Jack

Nguyen, Hung Q.

Computer Science

This book will teach you how to test computer software under real-world conditions. The authors have all been test managers and software development managers at well-known Silicon Valley software companies. Successful consumer software companies have learned how to produce high-quality products under tight time and budget constraints. The book explains the testing side of that success. Who this book is * Testers and Test Managers * Project Managers-Understand the timeline, depth of investigation, and quality of communication to hold testers accountable for. * Programmers-Gain insight into the sources of errors in your code, understand what tests your work will have to pass, and why testers do the things they do. * Students-Train for an entry-level position in software development. What you will * How to find important bugs quickly * How to describe software errors clearly * How to create a testing plan with a minimum of paperwork * How to design and use a bug-tracking system * Where testing fits in the product development process * How to test products that will be translated into other languages * How to test for compatibility with devices, such as printers * What laws apply to software quality

Testing computer software

Science & Math

Mathematics

Tab Books

Domain testing is the most widely taught technique in software testing. However, many of the presentations stick with examples that are too simple to provide a strong basis for applying the technique. Others focus on mathematical models or analysis of the program’s source code. The Domain Testing Workbook will help you develop deep skill with this technique whether or not you have access to source code or an abiding interest in mathematics. The Domain Testing Workbook provides a schema to organize domain testing and test design, with dozens of practical problems and sample analyses. Readers can try their hand at applying the schema and compare their analyses against over 200 pages of worked examples. You will learn: <ul>
<li>when and how to use domain testing;</li> <li>how to apply a risk-focused approach with domain testing;</li> <li>how to use domain testing within a broader testing strategy; and</li> <li>how to use domain testing in an exploratory way.</li> </ul>
This book is for: <ul>
<li>Software testers who want to develop expertise in the field’s most popular test technique</li> <li>Test managers who want to assess and improve their staff’s skills</li> <li>Trainers and professors interested in adding depth and skill-based learning to black box testing or test design classes.</li> </ul>
Cem Kaner, J.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Software Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Kaner is senior author of Testing Computer Software, Lessons Learned in Software Testing and Bad Software. The ACM’s Special Interest Group for Computers and Society presented him with the Making a Difference Award in 2009 and the Software Test Professionals presented him with the Software Test Luminary Award in 2012. Kaner was a founder of the Association for Software Testing. He is lead developer of the BBST™ (Black Box Software Testing) courses and courseware. Sowmya Padmanabhan, M.Sc., currently works at Google as a Program Manager. Before that she worked in Program Management and Software Development/Test at Microsoft and at Texas Instruments. She has a Masters degree in Computer Sciences with a specialization in Software Testing. Sowmya’s thesis involved extensive research in training new testers to do skilled Domain Testing. Douglas Hoffman, M.S.E.E., M.B.A, is an independent management consultant with Software Quality Methods, LLC. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Quality. He has authored numerous papers and is a contributing author of Experiences of Test Automation. He has taught several courses on software testing and test automation for the University of California’s Extension campuses. He has served as President of the Association for Software Testing and of the Silicon Valley Software Quality Association and as Section Chair of the Silicon Valley Section of ASQ.

The Domain Testing Workbook

Padmanabhan, Sowmya

Hoffman, Douglas

Programming

Context-Driven Press

The Foundations in Software Testing workbook supports students and self-studiers who want a context-driven introduction to black box software testing. Used in parallel with the instructional materials provided at the Center for Software Testing Education and Research (testingeducation.org/BBST), readers will learn basic testing terminology and consider fundamental challenges in software testing. These challenges include: <ul>
<li> the mission of testing, </li> <li>the oracle problem, </li> <li>the measurement problem, and </li> <li>the impossibility of complete testing.</li> </ul>

Foundations of Software Testing

Fiedler, Rebecca L

Bug Advocacy, second in the BBST workbook series, supports students and self-studiers who want a context-driven introduction to black box software testing. Used in parallel with the instructional materials provided at the Center for Software Testing Education and Research (testingeducation.org/BBST), the workbook helps readers understand that bug reports are not just neutral technical reports. They are persuasive documents. The key goal of the bug report author is to provide high-quality information, well written, to help stakeholders make wise decisions about which bugs to fix. Key ideas in this book include: <ul>
<li>Defining key concepts (such as software error, quality, and the bug processing workflow)</li> <li>The scope of bug reporting (what to report as bugs, and what information to include)</li> <li>Bug reporting as persuasive writing</li> <li>Bug investigation to discover harsher failures and simpler replication conditions</li> <li>Excuses and reasons for not fixing bugs</li> <li>Making bugs reproducible</li> <li>Lessons from the psychology of decision-making: bug-handling as a multiple-decision process dominated by heuristics and biases and</li> <li>Style and structure of well-written reports </li>
</ul>
 The learning objectives in this book include this content, plus improving your abilities / skills to: <ul>
<li>evaluate bug reports written by others</li> <li>revise / strengthen reports written by others</li> <li>write more persuasively (considering the interests and concerns of your audience), </li> <li>participate effectively in distributed, multinational workgroup projects</li> </ul>

Bug Advocacy: A BBST Workbook

Test Design, third in the BBST workbook series, supports students and self-studiers who want a context-driven introduction to black box software testing. Used in parallel with the instructional materials provided at the Center for Software Testing Education and Research (testingeducation.org/BBST), the workbook introduces students to a broad array of test design techniques. Subsequent courses and workbooks will focus on one technique each, allowing time for tasks that build a deeper knowledge and skill with each technique. This core provides a foundation. The course introduces you to: • many techniques at a superficial level (what the technique is); • a few techniques at a practical level (how to do it); • ways to mentally organize this collection of techniques; • using the the Heuristic Test Strategy Model for test planning and design: and • using concept mapping tools for test planning. Any of these techniques can be applied in a scripted way or an exploratory way.

Test Design: A BBST Workbook

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