What we ve heard from expert reviewers about Ron Patton s Software Testing

What we've heard from expert reviewers about Ron Patton's Software Testing

"This book facilitates the influx of new and inexperienced testers into the burgeoning software testing industry. The use of checklists and a quiz at the end of each chapter are invaluable to the beginning tester who wants to increase his or her retention of the material. Patton's conversational writing style and self-development approach also serves to give the experienced test professional a motivating jumpstart in his or her chosen career."

Susan Archer, Director of Software Testing Institute, has more than 14 years of professional software testing experience in a wide variety of software testing and test automation projects for firms in telecom, banking, insurance, Internet, and consulting. Archer also speaks at industry conferences and publishes articles on software testing.

"I liked the break down of the various types of testing such as testing web applications, localization, etc. I personally feel that I learned some new "tricks" reading many of the sections. This break down will also facilitate using the book as a reference text."

Rick Craig is a frequent speaker at testing conferences and is well received as a test and evaluation instructor. He has implemented and managed testing efforts on large-scale, traditional, and embedded systems, and co-authored a study that benchmarked industry-wide practices. He is the former American editor of Software Quality Management magazine.

"Patton's Software Testing is an accessible and gentle introduction to the world of professional software testing. A new tester will be able to get the basics of what she needs to know and hints at more advanced concepts that she may need later. The book is well-written, well-edited, and written in an easy-to-read style."

Danny R. Faught, Software Alchemist, Cigital, Inc. is the creator of the comp.software.testing FAQ and co-founder of the swtest-discuss mailing list. He has been published in Software Testing & Quality Engineering magazine and several conferences including Quality Week and STAR.