Chapter 12. Other Tools
Alan Page
Every professional employs a trusted set of tools. A good carpenter needs and uses dozens of tools and knows how to use each of these tools best to accomplish a specific task effectively. The detectives I see on television rely on an endless supply of tools, each used for just the right situation to solve crimes (nearly always within 60 minutes, too). I have always considered testing similar to many other lines of work in the use of tools. To be successful in almost any endeavor, you need substantial knowledge of the area as well as tools that can assist with complex tasks.
A tester’s tools are applications to help testers do some part of their job more efficiently or more effectively. Testers at Microsoft use countless ...
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