Beautiful Testing (Paperback)

Successful software depends as much on scrupulous testing as it does on solid architecture or elegant code. But testing is not a routine process, it's a constant exploration of methods and an evolution of good ideas. Beautiful Testing offers 23 essays from 27 leading testers and developers that illustrate the qualities and techniques that make testing an art. Through personal anecdotes, you'll learn how each of these professionals developed beautiful ways of testing a wide range of products -- valuable knowledge that you can apply to your own projects.Here's a sample of what you'll find inside: Microsoft's Alan Page knows a lot about large-scale test automation, and shares some of his secrets on how to make it beautifulScott Barber explains why performance testing needs to be a collaborative process, rather than simply an exercise in measuring speedKaren Johnson describes how her professional experience intersected her personal life while testing medical softwareRex Black reveals how satisfying stakeholders for 25 years is a beautiful thingMathematician John D. Cook applies a classic definition of beauty, based on complexity and unity, to testing random number generators

All author royalties will be donated to the Nothing But Nets campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a disease that kills millions of children in Africa each year.This book includes contributions from: Adam GoucherLinda WilkinsonRex BlackMartin SchroderClint TalbertScott BarberKamran KhanEmily ChenBrian NitzRemko TronconAlan PageNeal NorwitzMichelle LevesqueJeffrey YasskinJohn D. CookMurali NandigamaKaren N. JohnsonChris McMahonJennitta AndreaLisa CrispinMatt HeusserAndreas ZellerDavid SchulerTomasz KojmAdam ChristianTim RileyIsaac Clerencia

General

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!