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How We Test Software at Microsoft Paperback – December 10, 2008

by Alan Page (Author), Ken Johnston (Author), Bj Rollison (Author)

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It may surprise you to learn that Microsoft employs as many software testers as developers. Less surprising is the emphasis the company places on the testing discipline—and its role in managing quality across a diverse, 150+ product portfolio.

This book—written by three of Microsoft’s most prominent test professionals—shares the best practices, tools, and systems used by the company’s 9,000-strong corps of testers. Learn how your colleagues at Microsoft design and manage testing, their approach to training and career development, and what challenges they see ahead. Most important, you’ll get practical insights you can apply for better results in your organization.

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Design effective tests and run them throughout the product lifecycle
Minimize cost and risk with functional tests, and know when to apply structural techniques
Measure code complexity to identify bugs and potential maintenance issues
Use models to generate test cases, surface unexpected application behavior, and manage risk
Know when to employ automated tests, design them for long-term use, and plug into an automation infrastructure
Review the hallmarks of great testers—and the tools they use to run tests, probe systems, and track progress efficiently
Explore the challenges of testing services vs. shrink-wrapped software

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Alan Page is Director of Test Excellence where he oversees technical training and provides consulting for Microsoft testers. He's one of Microsoft's first Test Architects and has worked on various versions of Windows and Windows CE.

Ken Johnstonis Group Manager for the Microsoft Office Internet Platform and Operations team. He is a former Test Lead, Test Manager, and Director of Test Excellence.

Bj Rollison is a Test Architect on the Engineering Excellence team. Rollison worked on numerous product releases and later became Director of Test. He’s also a trade-journal writer and conference speaker, and teaches testing at the university level.

Paperback: 405 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (December 10, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735624259
ISBN-13: 978-0735624252
Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 1.2 x 8.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 19 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #786,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #307 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Software Design, Testing & Engineering > Testing
- #435 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Microsoft Programming > C & C++ Windows Programming
- #1728 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Software Design, Testing & Engineering > Software Development

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Interesting if it's an introduction to the concept.

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The print job is miss-aligned, there are graphics that cover text and you have to guess what they're trying to say. I am very surprised this made it past their QC checks.

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This book has given me new views of testing that I have not considered in the past. I would highly recommend this book to any software quality assurance professional that is just getting started and for those that want to learn something new. This book showed that my team was not testing in the most efficient manner and we have taken many suggestions from this book to improve our software testing strategies.

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Delivered as promised. Holy Guacamole this is a boring book!

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In "How We Test Software at Microsoft", Alan Page, Ken Johnston, and Bj Rollison provide a terrific mix of insight into Microsoft, along with in-depth explanations of practical test processes.

From the introduction:

"This book is for anyone who is interested in the role of test at Microsoft or for those who want to know more about how Microsoft approaches testing. This book isn't a replacement for any of the numerous other great texts on software testing. Instead, it describes how Microsoft applies a number of testing techniques and methods of evaluation to improve our software."

I would also add that this book is for anyone who wants to learn some extremely useful, real-world approaches to both typical and complex testing situations.

This is a very good book - one I highly recommend to all current and would-be testers.

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Really good book

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Even though the book was a little dated, I was able to get a lot of good information out of it for my team. We are now using Microsoft's approach to model based testing.

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