Software Testing - Domain Testing In Software

There are two ways to learn software testing techniques and principles, one is from attending a software testing class, and the other is from experiences as a quality engineer or a software developer. There is a disconnect between these two. The materials covered in a software testing class and most of the textbooks being used are more academic than practical in a way that emphasizes on theoretical aspects of the techniques rather than on the effectiveness on a real job, and the depth of coverage of certain techniques are not correlated with the usefulness in the real world. While most quality engineers learn certain practical testing techniques on the job but have little formal training on them.

This book is an attempt to bridge the gap. Numerous practical examples are presented with testing techniques , and the depth of each technique covered is in line with its usage in the software industry based on experiences. Basic principles to follow are presented based on real world industrial experiences as well. Another attempt with the book is to formally define test cases and to classify software testing in a fundamental way into four types.