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Testing Computer Software Paperback - 1999
by Kaner, Falk, Jack, Nguyen, Hung Q
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Written in "how-to" plain English, this book looks at the behavior of successful software companies whose products are considered to be high quality and explains the test methods and practices that worked for them. Clear prescriptions are given for what to look for and what to do at each step of the development process.
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- Title Testing Computer Software
- Author Kaner, Falk, Jack, Nguyen, Hung Q
- Binding Paperback
- Edition INTERNATIONAL ED
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 496
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, New York
- Publication date 1999-04-26
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4411557-20
- ISBN 9780471358466 / 0471358460
- Weight 1.61 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 9.18 x 7.42 x 1.04 in (23.32 x 18.85 x 2.64 cm)
- Category Computers - Languages / Programming
- Library of Congress subjects Computer software - Testing
- Dewey Decimal Code 005.14
- Quantity available 2
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First line
Software testing is partly intuitive but largely systematic.
From the rear cover
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
* 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
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Citations
- Ingram Computer Books, 07/01/1999, Page 44
