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Practical Software Testing: A Process-Oriented Approach (Springer Professional Computing) Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003 Edition

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A new, comprehensive text/reference addressing software testing, quality assurance, and validation and verification. The book offers a unique process orientation and will appeal to all advanced students, practitioners and professionals in software engineering and computer science.
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    1441928855
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    978-1441928856
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    Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
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  5. Publication date
    December 15, 2010
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    Springer Professional Computing
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    7.01 x 1.65 x 10 inches
  9. Print length
    732 pages
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"The subject matter presented in ‘Practical Software Testing’ follows a well-designed instructional plan, from theory, to practice, to model. Ilene Burnstein’s writing style keeps the reader’s interest. … She provides a nice balance of text and graphics … . Excellent detail is given to the critical aspect of software quality and prevention of defects … . This is the best book I have read on the subject of software testing to date. … In summary, I would recommend ‘Practical Software Testing’ … ." (Harry Acosta, www.StickyMinds.com, 2005)

"This book gives a broad … introduction to software testing and related fields of software quality. … The text is well-organized and easy to read. All basics of testing that you will expect from a textbook on that topic are covered. … There are exercises at the end of each chapter." (Martin Glinz, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1040 (9), 2004)

"This book has been written with the aim of providing an educationalbackground for software testing professionals. … I would say that the book fulfils its aim. It provides a good overview of the subject for aspiring testers; it contains useful resources such as a sample test-plan and a vast additional reference list at the end. It is certainly also useful as a reference book for more experienced professionals and managers … . The book is easy to read, and I would definitely recommend it." (Silke Kuball, Software Testing Verification and Reliability, Vol. 14 (2), 2004)

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer; Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003 edition (December 15, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 732 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1441928855
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1441928856
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.9 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.01 x 1.65 x 10 inches
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  • Mike Tarrani
    5.0 out of 5 stars Advanced text, introduces TMM concept
    Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2004
    This book contains material that is (or should be) familiar to software testing professionals. What makes it unique is how this material is cast into a framework, based on the SW-CMM, for software testing. Before describing the contents of the book some background is in order. The author is one of the driving forces behind the testing maturity model (TMM), and the foundation and evolution can be found in back issues of CrossTalk Magazine (accessible via the web). Specifically, she and coauthors published a series of articles in CrossTalk titled "Developing a Testing Maturity Model: Part I (August 1996), Part II (September 1996) and "A Model to Assess Testing Process Maturity" (November 1998). This early material is excellent and well developed, and this book is a culmination and refinement of those early ideas.
    Much of this book is based on IEEE standards and documentation, which have been refactored into the TMM. The book starts by introducing testing as an engineering activity, then segues into fundamentals, a chapter titled "Defects, Hypotheses, and Tests, and two chapters covering test case design. This material is fairly standard fare as standalone chapters, although the latter two chapters are among the best treatment of test case design I've come across.
    Within the context of the TMM the chapters on levels of testing, test goals, policies, plans and documentation (completely based on IEEE standard 829-1983), and the testing organization are core topics. Operational topics of the TMM are discussed in the chapters on controlling, monitoring, evaluating and the testing process; reviews as a testing activity, and measurement. Two chapters I particularly liked were "Evaluating software quality-a quantitative approach" and "Defect analysis and prevention", each of which bridges software testing and SQA. The final chapter ties together the book by describing the TMM and the associated test process assessment.
    This book is for advanced practitioners and testing professionals who are working in mature organizations. It is not a book for new or intermediate software testers, although it would make an excellent college level text to introduce students to process-oriented testing approaches.
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  • thedrub
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good practical practices. Dated.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016
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    The book is basically sound for testing fundamentals, techniques, practices. Well worth the read for the technical practices.

    The text shows its age in prescriptive descriptions of who should perform actions and how the organizational actions should be accomplished. Very prescriptive about who, which is not aligned with Agile principles. In an Agile environment, the team is empowered to perform most duties. The book prescribes very traditional roles and responsibilities. Gotta take the advice with a big grain of salt. Throw out the organizational mandates.

    So, if you can gloss over Agile shortcomings, it is a useful treatment of the technical topcis.
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  • Adis Fazlic
    4.0 out of 5 stars The book offers depth and breadth on the subject on software testing
    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2008
    The book discusses a number of important aspects of software testing. It starts of with the basics, ensuring a common base of understanding, then extends by drilling into the deeper and more important aspects. How can we measure and control quality, efficiency and productivity in software testing. The TMM offers a nice framework for further thought development.
    From my experience, people seem to have a wide diversity of opinions about how software testing should be done. I have purchased this book in the hope to understand how people from different backgrounds and different past experiences can come to a consensus about how software testing should be done, and what it takes to get to the top.
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  • Surhance
    3.0 out of 5 stars PST
    Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2011
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    As a Test Engineer that has performed countless tests this book has added to my existing knowledge base, I would recommend it as a good reference book to have.
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  • A. Frazer
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not my favorite book on software testing
    Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2008
    I may be putting my career at risk saying this, but this book just didn't work for me. In fact none of the academic texts on "practical" software testing have interested me. The only book that I recommend is "Lessons Learned in Software Testing" by Kaner, Bach and Pettichord.
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  • ichrezensiereungerne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pragmatic and thorough reference point
    Reviewed in Germany on May 9, 2013
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    This book contains a thorough overview of topics in Software Engineering and Testing. It uses TMM (now enhanced and re-published as TMMi) to cover basic principles like Test Design, Levels of Testing and Defects all the way to advanced topics like Quantitative Quality Control and defect prevention. It serves more as a reference book, especially when familiarizing oneself with TMMi, than a book to read through in one setting. I especially like the coverage of more advanced topics which are hard to find elsewhere and the fact that related processes not always associated with testing like reviews, process control and the test organization have been covered.
    Especially referencing this book together with popular books like How Google Test Software makes it valuable to understand where some of these "common-sense" concepts come from.
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