Top Testing books recommended by experts

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Fundamentals of Testing

Understanding the concepts of Testing starts with understanding the fundamentals. On your way to mastery, it's crucial for you to understand how certain concepts were derived, and why things work like they do. Starting with these resources is the best way to do so.

Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software

Summary Specification by Example is an emerging practice for creating software based on realistic examples, bridging the communication gap between business stakeholders and the dev teams building the software. ...

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The Art of Software Testing

ALTHOUGH THE HARDWARE and software of computing has changed markedly in the three decades since the first edition of The Art of Software Testing, this book's powerful underlying analysis has stood the test of time. ...

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Software Testing Techniques

Software Testing Techniques, 2nd Edition is the first book-length work that explicitly addresses the idea that design for testability is as important as testing itself not just by saying that testability is a desirable goal, but by showing the reader how it to do it. ...

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Explore It! Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing

Uncover surprises, risks, and potentially serious bugs with exploratory testing. Rather than designing all tests in advance, explorers design and execute small, rapid experiments, using what they learned from the last little experiment to inform the next. ...

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Lessons Learned in Software Testing

Decades of software testing experience condensed into the most important lessons learned. The world's leading software testing experts lend you their wisdom and years of experience to help you avoid the most common mistakes in testing software. ...

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How Google Tests Software

2012 Jolt Award finalist! Pioneering the Future of Software Test Do you need to get it right, too? Then, learn from Google. ...

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Additional Testing Reading

These books are not required for you to learn Testing, but they are highly recommended for you to deepen your knowledge.

Testing Computer Software

Testing Computer Software provides a realistic, pragmatic introduction to testing consumer and business software under normal business conditions. This book will teach you how to test computer software under real-world conditions. ...

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Specializations and Deeper Testing Knowledge

You've got your basics in order – time to move on to some advanced and specialized concepts. Testing is evolving every day, these books can help you master it.

Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification

Designed to help you pass the ISTQB exam and qualify at Foundation Level, this book covers the fundamental principles that is useful for system and software testers. It covers each of the six sections of the syllabus by background tests, revision help and sample exam questions. ...

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