“Don’s book is a very good addition both to the testing literature and to the literature on quality assurance and software engineering… . [It] is likely to become a standard for test training as well as a good reference for professional testers and developers. I would also recommend this book as background material for negotiating outsourced software contracts. I often work as an expert witness in litigation for software with very poor quality, and this book might well reduce or eliminate these lawsuits….” –Capers Jones, VP and CTO, Namcook Analytics LLC Software and system testers repeatedly fall victim to the same pitfalls. Think of them as “anti-patterns”: mistakes that make testing far less effective and efficient than it ought to be. In Common System and Software Testing Pitfalls, Donald G. Firesmith catalogs 92 of these pitfalls. Drawing on his 35 years of software and system engineering experience, Firesmith shows testers and technical managers and other stakeholders how to avoid falling into these pitfalls, recognize when they have already fallen in, and escape while minimizing their negative consequences. Firesmith writes for testing professionals and other stakeholders involved in large or medium-sized projects. His anti-patterns and solutions address both “pure software” applications and “software-reliant systems,” encompassing heterogeneous subsystems, hardware, software, data, facilities, material, and personnel. For each pitfall, he identifies its applicability, characteristic symptoms, potential negative consequences and causes, and offers specific actionable recommendations for avoiding it or limiting its consequences. This guide will help you <ul>
<li>Pinpoint testing processes that need improvement–before, during, and after the project</li> <li>Improve shared understanding and collaboration among all project participants</li> <li>Develop, review, and optimize future project testing programs</li> <li>Make your test documentation far more useful</li> <li>Identify testing risks and appropriate risk-mitigation strategies</li> <li>Categorize testing problems for metrics collection, analysis, and reporting</li> <li>Train new testers, QA specialists, and other project stakeholders</li> </ul> With 92 common testing pitfalls organized into 14 categories, this taxonomy of testing pitfalls should be relatively complete. However, in spite of its comprehensiveness, it is also quite likely that additional pitfalls and even missing categories of pitfalls will be identified over time as testers read this book and compare it to their personal experiences. As an enhancement to the print edition, the author has provided the following location on the web where readers can find major additions and modifications to this taxonomy of pitfalls: http://donald.firesmith.net/home/common-testing-pitfalls Please send any recommended changes and additions to dgf (at) sei (dot) cmu (dot) edu, and the author will consider them for publication both on the website and in future editions of this book.

Common System and Software Testing Pitfalls: How to Prevent and Mitigate Them: Descriptions, Symptoms, Consequences, Causes, and Recommendations (SEI Series in Software Engineering)

Computers & Technology

Firesmith, Donald G.

Programming

AddisonWesley Professional

Based on a hands-on training course, Documenting a Complete Java Application Using OPEN provides a reference for the entire object-oriented development process from beginning to end, from requirements through design and implementation to testing. Aimed at developers new to object-oriented technology, the example application - a vending machine - has been specifically developed to illustrate a wide range of potentially problematical circumstances that might be encountered by any software engineer. The documentation of the example included in the book provides a format that any software engineer may follow to document his/her own software, together with advice on what information should be included and what may be excluded given time and resource constraints. The design process is described using OPEN, an international, non-proprietary object-oriented development method and process framework. The application is implemented in Java. Appendices show how to map the process to UML and include Smalltalk code implementation details.

Documenting a Complete Java Application Using Open

Krutsch, Scott A.

Stowe, Marshall

Hendley, Greg

Krutsch, Scott

Addison-Wesley

Object-Oriented Requirements Analysis and Logical Design: A Software Engineering Approach

Using a rigorous, technical approach, it is written by a leader in the field who has developed his own object-oriented design techniques. Covers object-oriented design of software from requirements analysis to design, principles that can be applied for all types of software ranging from large to extremely complex to real time systems. The methods discussed can be used with either object-oriented or object-based language. Contains a copious amount of practical examples.

wiley

Object-Oriented Requirements Analysis and Logical Design A Software Engineering Approach Designed for professional software engineers, this definitive reference demonstrates how to use object-oriented development strategies from the start—which will help to assure the success of the evolving object-oriented system. Object-Oriented Requirements Analysis and Logical Design provides professionals with the necessary concepts, models, notation, method, and knowledge with which to effectively develop large, complex software applications using a practical, yet state- of-the-art, object- oriented method. This book provides a solid understanding of the underlying concepts of Object-Oriented Development (OOD). Readers will also learn how to use the ASTS Development Method 3 (ADM 3), a third generation object-oriented development method for effectively performing OORALD. This important work also enables readers to: 
<ul>
<li>Understand the fundamental concepts of object-oriented requirements and language-independent design</li> <li>Understand, develop, and evaluate the six major object-oriented models</li> <li>Develop and critique effective graphics for object-oriented requirements analysis and language-independent design</li> <li>Use a powerful object-oriented specification and design language to supplement the graphics</li> </ul>

Dictionary of Object Technology: The Definitive Desk Reference is the only reference of its kind dedicated to the terminology used in the object technology field. With over 3,000 main entries and over 600 pages, this long-awaited and much needed dictionary is cross-referenced by major components and includes complete appendices specific to industry standards, languages, and more. This fundamental reference will aid information technology (IT) professionals in maintaining consistent language usage across the entire spectrum of the object technology field.

Dictionary of Object Technology: The Definitive Desk Reference (SIGS Reference Library, Series Number 3)

Eykholt, Edward M.

SIGS

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Common System and Software Testing Pitfalls: How to Prevent and Mitigate Them: Descriptions, Symptoms, Consequences, Causes, and Recommendations (SEI Series in Software Engineering)

Documenting a Complete Java Application Using Open

Object-Oriented Requirements Analysis and Logical Design: A Software Engineering Approach

Object-Oriented Requirements Analysis and Logical Design: A Software Engineering Approach

Dictionary of Object Technology: The Definitive Desk Reference (SIGS Reference Library, Series Number 3)