{"product_id":"2940012564320","title":"Perfect Software And Other Illusions About Testing","description":"Everyone has a role to play in software testing -- even people outside a project team. Testers, developers, managers, customers, and users shape the process and results of testing, often unwittingly. Rather than continue to generate stacks of documents and fuel animosity, testers can cultivate rich opportunities and relationships by integrating an effective testing mentality into any process.\u003cbr\u003e    Perfect Software sets out to disprove destructive notions about testing and testers. With a blend of wit, storytelling, and jaw-dropping insight that has won him fans around the world, Weinberg deftly separates what is expected, significant, and possible in software testing. He destroys fallacies and steers readers clear of common mistakes.\u003cbr\u003e    We test because people are not perfect, and simply testing \"more\" does not guarantee better quality. This book guides test strategy development that's scalable for any project.\u003cbr\u003ePerfect Software answers the questions that puzzle the most people:\u003cbr\u003eWhy do we have to bother testing?\u003cbr\u003eWhy not just test everything?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is it that makes testing so hard?\u003cbr\u003eWhy does testing take so long?\u003cbr\u003eIs perfect software even possible?\u003cbr\u003eWhy can't we just accept a few bugs?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Topics include:\u003cbr\u003e        * Information Immunity\u003cbr\u003e        * What Makes a Test \"Good\"?\u003cbr\u003e        * Major Fallacies About Testing\u003cbr\u003e        * Determining Significance of Failures\u003cbr\u003e        * Testing Without Machinery\u003cbr\u003e        * Testing Scams\u003cbr\u003e        * and much more\u003cbr\u003eThis book is one of the 6 (not 5) books highlighted in Bruce F. Webster's Baseline Magazine article, \"The 5 Books Every IT Manager Should Read Right Now\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's not just a book for QA engineers whose business is testing software, but one that contains useful lessons for anyone engaged in developing or testing anything, especially intangible objects like software and processes. It's interesting and entertaining to read. You don't have to be a computer programmer or QA engineer to enjoy this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Bach says, \"Read this book and get your head straight about testing.\"","brand":"Weinberg \u0026 Weinberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145345384688,"sku":"2940012564320","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012564320_p0.jpg?v=1763570214","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012564320","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}