Cover of Perfect Software--And Other Illusions about Testing

Perfect Software--And Other Illusions about Testing

by Gerald M. Weinberg · 2008

+ Want to read

James Bach says, "Read this book and get your head straight about testing. I consider Jerry (Weinberg) to be the greatest living tester." Answers the questions that puzzle the most people: Why do we have to bother testing? Why not just test everything? What is it that makes testing so hard? Why does testing take so long? Is perfect software even possible? Why can't we just accept a few bugs?

Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
workworkMore like thisLess of thistechnologytechnologyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
workplaceworkplaceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 182 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked Perfect Software--And Other Illusions about Testing? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Perfect Software--And Other Illusions about Testing. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach Cem Kaner, James Marcus Bach, Bret Pettichord · 2001 Shares testing, software testing, work
  2. Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How They Improve Software Tim Riley, Adam Goucher · 2009 Shares testing, software testing, software engineering
  3. Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory · 2008 Shares testing, software testing, work
  4. ATDD by Example: A Practical Guide to Acceptance Test-Driven Development Markus Gartner · 2012 Shares testing, software testing, software engineering
See more recommendations →

“People who read Perfect Software--And Other Illusions about Testing tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister · 2003
  2. Specification by Example Gojko Adzic · 2011
  3. Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: How Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion Can Lead to a Lifetime of Success James Marcus Bach · 2009
  4. Test Driven Development: By Example Kent Beck · 2002

“If you want more of the same (science about work), start with these.”

  1. Inclusive Design Patterns - Coding Accessibility Into Web Design Heydon Pickering
  2. The Art of Data Science: A Guide for Anyone Who Works with Data Roger D. Peng, Elizabeth Matsui · 2015
  3. Accessibility Handbook Katie Cunningham · 2012
  4. Responsible Responsive Design Scott Jehl · 2014

“If it was the testing that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Software Testing: A Craftsman's Approach, Third Edition Paul C. Jorgensen · 1995
  2. A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Design Lee Copeland · 2003
  3. Software Testing Ron Patton · 2000
  4. Testing Computer Software Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, Hung Q. Nguyen · 1987

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification Rex Black, Erik van Veenendaal, Dorothy Graham · 2006
  2. The Art of Software Testing Glenford J. Myers, Corey Sandler, Tom Badgett · 1979
  3. Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with Nunit Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas, Matt Hargett · 2004
  4. Rails 4 Test Prescriptions: Build a Healthy Codebase Noel Rappin · 2014

Report a problem