Software Testing Foundations – A Study for the Certified Tester Exam - Softcover

Spillner, Andreas; Linz, Trio; Schaefer, Hans

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3898643638 ISBN 13: 9783898643634

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2006

Synopsis

Professional testing of software is becoming a more and more important task, requiring a good education. The "Certified Tester" program offers a world wide standardized training and further education scheme for software testers.

This book provides the necessary basic knowledge and explains the concepts with a running case study. The book extensively covers the most important methods for testing software and for checking the documents produced and used during software development.

It includes:

Fundamentals of testing

Testing throughout the software life cycle

Static testing techniques

Dynamic testing techniques and test design

Test management

Tool support for testing

Not only testers, but programmers as well should have this basic knowledge. The book is designed for self-study. The contents comprise the necessary curriculum to pass the Certified Tester (Foundation Level) examination as defined by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB). It conforms to the ISTQB Foundation Level Syllabus version 2005 and also covers the latest topics such as the test-first approach and risk based testing.

From the foreword:
"This book will provide you with a solid practical foundation for your work and study of testing. Software and system testing suffers from a serious gap between best practices and common practices. If you're someone who is making a living from doing testing but haven't gotten around to reading a book, why not start with this one?"
(Rex Black, President of the ISTQB)

About this title

From the Publisher

This book offers basic knowledge that helps to achieve structured and systematic evaluation and testing. This should contribute to an improved quality of the software. The content of this book is written in a way that does not subsume previous knowledge of software quality assurance. A continuous case example is included in order to help understand every shown topic and its practical solution. It corresponds to the requirements of the ISTQB Foundation Certificate. The knowledge needed for the exams can be acquired by self-studies. The book can also be used to extend the knowledge after or parallel to participation in a course.

About the Author

Andreas Spillner is professor at the Hochschule Bremen (University of Applied Sciences) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science where he is responsible for software engineering, especially quality assurance, and programming. He is founding member of the German Testing Board e. V. and was founder and chair of the German Special Interest Group on Software Testing (SIGIST, "Test, Analyse und Verifikation von Software").

Tilo Linz is CEO of imbus AG, a leading service company for software testing in Germany. He is president of the German Testing Board, and from 2002 to 2005, he served as president of the ISTQB. His work emphasis is on consulting and coaching projects on software quality management, optimizing software development, and testing processes.

Hans Schaefer is an independent consultant who lives and works in Norway. He is president of the Norwegian Testing Board. He has been consulting and teaching software testing methods since 1984. He organized the Norwegian Special Interest Group on Software Testing for Western Norway. He is involved in consulting, teaching, and coaching test process improvement and test design techniques, as well as reviews.

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 3898643638
• ISBN 13: 9783898643634
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 275