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How to Break Software
James A. Whittaker
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Description for How to Break Software
Paperback. Takes an applied approach to teaching how to test software for common bugs. Instead of relying on a rigid plan, it should be intelligence, insight, experience and a "nose for where the bugs are hiding" that guide testers. This book helps testers develop this insight. The techniques presented here allow testers to go off-script. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: UM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
How to Break Software is a departure from conventional testing in which testers prepare a written test plan and then use it as a script when testing the software. The testing techniques in this book are as flexible as conventional testing is rigid. And flexibility is needed in software projects in which requirements can change, bugs can become features and schedule pressures often force plans to be reassessed. Software testing is not such an exact science that one can determine what to test in advance and then execute the plan and be done with it. Instead of a plan, intelligence, ... Read more
How to Break Software is a departure from conventional testing in which testers prepare a written test plan and then use it as a script when testing the software. The testing techniques in this book are as flexible as conventional testing is rigid. And flexibility is needed in software projects in which requirements can change, bugs can become features and schedule pressures often force plans to be reassessed. Software testing is not such an exact science that one can determine what to test in advance and then execute the plan and be done with it. Instead of a plan, intelligence, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780201796193
SKU
V9780201796193
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About James A. Whittaker
James A. Whittaker is a well-known speaker and consultant, as well as seasoned professor.
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