{"product_id":"beautiful-testing-9780596159818","title":"Beautiful Testing","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuccessful 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautiful Testing\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's a sample of what you'll find inside: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrosoft's Alan Page knows a lot about large-scale test automation, and shares some of his secrets on how to make it beautiful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScott Barber explains why performance testing needs to be a collaborative process, rather than simply an exercise in measuring speed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKaren Johnson describes how her professional experience intersected her personal life while testing medical software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRex Black reveals how satisfying stakeholders for 25 years is a beautiful thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMathematician John D. Cook applies a classic definition of beauty, based on complexity and unity, to testing random number generators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book includes contributions from: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam Goucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinda Wilkinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRex Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Schr der\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClint Talbert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScott Barber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKamran Khan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmily Chen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian Nitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemko Tron on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeal Norwitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichelle Levesque\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJeffrey Yasskin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn D. Cook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurali Nandigama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKaren N. Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris McMahon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJennitta Andrea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisa Crispin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Heusser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndreas Zeller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Schuler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTomasz Kojm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam Christian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTim Riley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsaac Clerencia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.08w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780596159818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Riley is the Director of Quality Assurance at Mozilla. He has tested software for 18 years including everything from spacecraft simulators, ground control systems, high security operating systems, language platforms, application servers, hosted services and open source web applications. He has managed software testing teams in startups to large corporations consisting of 3 to 120 people in size and in up to 6 countries. He has a software patent for a testing execution framework which matches test suites to available test systems. He enjoys being a breeder caretaker for Canine Companions for Independence (cci.org) along with live and studio sound engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Goucher has been testing software professionally for over ten years. In that time he has worked with start-ups, large multi-nationals and ones in between in both traditional and agile testing environments. A believer in the communication of ideas big and small, he writes frequently at http: \/\/adam.goucher.ca and teaches testing skills at a Toronto area technical college. In his off hours he can be found either playing or coaching box lacrosse - and then promptly applying lessons learned to testing. He is also an active member of the Association for Software Testing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40067342172275,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":46.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_207ac546-a2b3-4cee-a444-0133f7fd31d7.jpg?v=1651846562","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/beautiful-testing-9780596159818","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}