Foreword by Tim Koomen

Certification is big. For some years, the number of certified testers has been rising rapidly. And this is great! To make testing into a truly accepted profession, certification is an essential instrument. Although other test certification programs exist, the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) has, without a doubt, the most important and popular program. Supported widely in many countries by many organizations, its success contributes considerably to the worldwide, and still badly needed professionalization of testing.

The thing I like very much about the ISTQB certification is its independence of particular test methods (and yes, I say this even though I’m closely associated to a particular test ...

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