Preface
There are numerous good books on systems and software testing, and most testers probably already have several on their shelves. There seems to be no scarcity of how-to books on testing, and they are full of excellent advice on how to test software-reliant systems. They cover test planning, the many different types of tests, how testing fits in to the development cycle, test-case design—including test-case-selection and test-completion criteria—test tools and environments, and many other interesting and useful topics.
Yet we spend a huge amount of time and effort testing, and in spite of this, we deliver systems with dozens if not hundreds of residual defects. In addition to being a tester, I have also taken part in numerous internal as ...
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