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Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context Driven Approach | 
 enlarge | Authors: Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book
List Price: £23.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 95175
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0471081124
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.14
EAN: 9780471081128
ASIN: 0471081124
Publication Date: January 9, 2002
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Like sitting down and chatting with the authors July 26, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I first skimmed through the book I thought, oh great a whole bunch of incomplete views that they couldn't make a book out of, then realising they'd made a book out of it, sneaky.
As I read through some of the individual lessons, made easy as all 293 are listed out under handy topic headings in the table of contents, I realised that what this book actually provides. It gives you 293 across the desk brief mentoring sessions that you wish you could with some guru like character. This book is like having Kaner, Bach or Pettichord sat there working with you, answering your questions in a thought provoking and considered way. You may not agree completely with the authors views and that's a good thing, lesson 294.
Typical lessons are ones such as number 32, "You discover requirements by conference, inference and reference", provide useful insight over a few paragraphs that will help you approach this area with more options for getting requirements in hand. However, the whole book isn't like this and in fact the end of chapter three's Addendum to Techniques is 19 pages of step by step examples, usable lists and definitions that reminded me of content in Kaner et al Testing Computer Software.
This book isn't a comprehensive guide to software testing. If you're totally green some of the content might appear to lack a cohesive structure, you may not find links you expect. If however you've got some background in this domain it'll serve to compliment and possibly challenge your views. Sometimes this book serves to tell you that in fact you're approach is right in your testing context, make that lesson 295.
If you're in need of guidance and looking for a lightweight collection of ideas around a particular topic such as test techniques, automation or test documents then this is a great book to get a useful idea of the topic. If you want to get some thoughts clear in your mind or get extra vocabulary for discussing topics you already know, then again this book will provide that and some new perspectives to boot.
An enjoyable, readable and useful book that wont disappoint.
Indispensable book on software testing - Profis Ltd review May 1, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
A 'must have' for anyone studying for the ISEB exams.
This is one of those rare finds that covers the whole spectrum of software testing - from the role of the tester to test design and planning.
Broken into 293 'lessons' it puts across many gems in an entertaining and easy to read style - unlike many books on testing which tend to be very dry.
The experienced tester and those just starting in the profession will find something of value in these pages.
Just the kind of testing book we needed! January 22, 2002
16 out of 24 found this review helpful
This book's great, nearly 300 'bite-sized' practical lessons about testing! The wonderful thing is, you can dip in at any time and take away something useful - I recommend this for anyone involved in testing (or anyone concerned about quality!).
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