- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (July 8 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0201432870
- ISBN-13: 978-0201432879
- Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.2 x 3.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #264,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Written for those with some background in software engineering, Automated Software Testing: Introduction, Management, and Performance delivers a rigorous guide to the state of the art in managing automated testing in a text that will benefit anyone who tests software for a living.
First and foremost, Automated Software Testing presents a methodology for test managers called Automated Testing Lifecycle Management (ATLM). This soup-to-nuts tour of testing takes you from initial planning, budgeting, and staffing to building a test plan and choosing test tools to executing tests and even improving your testing process the next time around. Though somewhat thickly written--with plenty of software engineering terminology--this book can also be useful to more practically minded readers because of its many sample test documents. (Besides numerous lists and charts outlining the steps in the ATLM process, the book presents a sample test plan, budget estimates, and staffing guides.)
A truly standout feature is the book's survey of currently available automated tools that can be used throughout the testing cycle, as well as how to choose the right ones for your next project. For many software testers and managers, this section alone is probably worth the price of the book.
As this book points out, test engineering is a growth field. While schools and businesses work hard to meet the demand for qualified testing professionals, this title can provide a solid guide to the best thinking on automated testing solutions that will save time and money as well as improve software quality. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: Theory and practice of automated software testing, the Automated Testing Lifecycle Management (ATLM) process, test analysis, planning, design and execution, white-box and black-box testing, metrics, and choosing testing tools.
Book Description
Comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the most effective tools, techniques, and methods for automated testing. Numerous case studies of successful industry implementations are provided. Softcover. CD-ROM included. DLC: Computer software--Testing--Automation.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Misleading book for managers.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Automated Software Testing: Introduction, Management, and Performance: Introduction, Management, and Performance (Paperback)
This book is entirely management with no technical content. Worse, the authors seem to think they know the technical side, and thus may mislead readers into thinking that they understand it as well. A major problem in software testing is that it is typically practiced by people who can't program and can't do math, and managed by people who not only can't do either, but don't realize that both skills are important to effective testing.I think we have enough process books ...
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cut out the bull,
By Stephan Grünfelder (Iceland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Automated Software Testing: Introduction, Management, and Performance: Introduction, Management, and Performance (Paperback)
Unfortunately this book (like nearly all other books on software testing) does not teach you how to test software. Instead it only gives you information needed to manage software testing. And, like many other books of management, it is highly repetitive and redundant. For somebody needing compressed information this is the wrong book. I think it would be no big deal to reduce the number of pages to 50% and still deliver the same message. The exmamples given in the text read like from a psychology book, not like from a technical book. Despite my critique I have to admit that the annexes in the book can be highly valuable. Personally I liked best the review of the big number of test tools.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book for implementing Automation,
By A Customer
This review is from: Automated Software Testing: Introduction, Management, and Performance: Introduction, Management, and Performance (Paperback)
This is one of THE books if you plan on implementing automated testing in your software shop. Covers everything from Lifecycle to tool evaluations to best practices. This one that is definitely on my "bookshelf on the go" that follows me to all projects. I especially appreciated the Appendix with real world stuff and references to tool manufacturers. Great work!
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