Archive for February, 2008

Book Review: Software Testing Fundamentals by Marnie L. Hutcheson

Driven to provide ways of providing better information to her customers, Marnie Hutcheson has identified techniques for identifying and structuring her test scope to allow her to provide estimates, negotiate and agree a prioritised scope, and report progress against that. All of which sounds like the makings of a great book.
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5 acronyms that software testers should learn from

I count Google video as one of, if not the, best self-training resources currently available to me. So on Google video here are 5 acronyms that you can use for your self education as a tester: AAFTT, BBST, GTAC, SHMOOCON, OWASP.

eviltester.com - a different view of software testing

In order to keep compendiumdev.co.uk exclusively focused on testing matters and longer ‘more thought through’ essays. I’m putting my work in progress thoughts, ‘related’ work and anything ‘controversial’ on my eviltester blog.

Book Review: Testing Computer Software by Kaner, Falk, Nguyen

I thought I’d read this again for review purposes. I didn’t expect it to surprise me, but it did, massively.
One of the most realistic testing books available, starting almost immediately in the preface discussion "Its not done by the book". The book sets out its target audience as simply "the person doing the testing"
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Book Review: Systematic Software Testing by Rick Craig & Stefan Jaskiel

Anytime I approach a book now I try to get my initial prejudices and preconceptions sorted and out of my head to let me approach the book more clearly. My initial preconceptions of Systematic Software Testing have led to it sitting on my shelf for a long time. I’ve seen Rick lecture and he […]