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How to Break Software is a departure from conventional testing in which testers prepare a written test plan and then use it as a script when testing the software. The testing techniques in this book are as flexible as conventional testing is rigid. And flexibility is needed in software projects in which requirements can change, bugs can become features and schedule pressures often force plans to be reassessed. Software testing is not such an exact science that one can determine what to test in advance and then execute the plan and be done with it. Instead of a plan, intelligence, insight, experience and a "nose for where the bugs are hiding" should guide testers. This book helps testers develop this insight. The techniques presented in this book not only allow testers to go off-script, they encourage them to do so. Don't blindly follow a document that may be out of date and that was written before the product was even testable. Instead, use your head! Open your eyes! Think a little, test a little and then think a little more. This book does teach planning, but in an "on- the-fly while you are testing" way. It also encourages automation with many repetitive and complex tasks that require good tools (one such tool is shipped with this book on the companion CD). However, tools are never used as a replacement for intelligence. Testers do the thinking and use tools to collect data and help them explore applications more efficiently and effectively.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0201796198
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.53 x 1.78 x 22.86 cm
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2015
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    Although the CD is probably getting a little dusty (I can't find updates for the tools online) the book itself is a strong introduction to a series of useful testing practices.

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  • Iuliia
    5 out of 5 stars
    Great book
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    I've bought this book to use it for the ISTQB exam. It is really useful book, contains a lot of practical examples.

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  • Lala
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    most thorough and organized book for beginners
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    Thsi book was recommended by two people working at Microsoft. One was a Test Lead in IIS team and another a Test Manager with the Games for Windows team. I thought that being the case it would be worth giving it a shot. Here are some of my observations:

    1) This book is fast paced.

    2) Every point is made succinctly and not blabbered on, so it keeps your interest througout.

    3) Provides lots of examples to help relate. Many are errors in MS Word 2000, which also makes it interesting to read.

    4) Covered many distinct types of approaches, so is very thorough and organized. Different types of testing, types of attack within each type of testing, how/what/when details of the attack is all listed. Nothing left out.

    5) Aimed towards newbies to testing, but is a good quick refresher resource for those who have been into testing for a little bit.

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  • Sheli
    5 out of 5 stars
    great tips
    Reviewed in Canada on 10 January 2019
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    really helped me improve

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  • BjörnK
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    Nichts neues
    Reviewed in Germany on 8 May 2013
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    Die in dem Buch beschriebenen Vorgehensweisen beim Testen von Software sind jedem Tester mit gesundem Menschenverstand bekannt. Die Hinweise zu Testdaten und Testvorgehen dürften im Standard-Repertoire jeder modernen Testsuite bereits enthalten sein.

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  • Einzige
    4 out of 5 stars
    Great for Beginners
    Reviewed in the United States on 16 April 2005
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    This is an awesome book for software testers with less than two years of experience. If that's you, then you'll definitely get a lot of value out of it. You should buy it without hesitation.

    What it does well is provide a clear understanding of what it means to "think like a tester." I recommend also that QA managers give it to their greenest team members. They will undoubtedly become better testers as a result.

    However, if you're someone who has been in QA for several years, all of these attacks are going to be obvious--and ones that you almost certainly will already consider a part of your regular testing repertoire.

    Even still, it's fun reading about some of the extant bugs in shipping Microsoft products, with step-by-step instructions on how to make them happen. I also like the freeware that comes with it--it's limited in scope, but still quite useful for certain testing situations.

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