Preface

The area of Software Testing has acquired wider horizon and significance. Customers demand defect-free products; regulatory authorities go into the nitty-gritties of the tests to which a piece of software is subjected, just as pharmaceutical companies are mandated to declare how they test the medicines before release. Most of the books available in the market cover theoretical aspects but very few address practical aspects. To prepare students for a career in testing and to be of value to practitioners, one needs to provide a pragmatic and practical view of testing, together with the right balance of people, process and technology. This forms the basis of the book Software Testing—Principles and Practices.

As the title indicates, the ...

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