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Black-Box Testing : Techniques for Functional Testing of Software and Systems
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Author: Boris Beizer
List Price: $44.99
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ISBN: 0471120944
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (May, 1995)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 35,409
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Very hard to follow this book
If you don't "Memorize" Chapter 1 and 2 It is impossible to understand this book. I realy did not like his approach. I prefer people explain to me and understand the example instead of forcing us to memorize. If you are software Quality Engineer and tester and if you think you can use example of this book to devlope test script, forget this book. it is useless without memorizing above listed chapter.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Techniques may be useful but be cautious of opinions
Dr. Beizer appears to use the medium of a textbook on black box testing, which is the domain of testers without knowledge of source code or design, to promote the opinion that independent testing is useless except to protect the independent tester. Later, he admits that 80 percent of an average product lifecycle is maintenance phase, which he admits is an appropriate use of independent testers, as he admits also their use for specialized testing tools such as performance tools. His techniques may be effective but an executive level review of this book could be dangerous to the future of quality software engineering practices.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Not much use to non US testers
While this is a well put together book, it's reliance on the US IRS Tax Form for all examples, makes it doubtful that anyone not familiar with the form will gain much. This book is probably fine for a US Citizen, but for the rest of the world, his other books are far more accessible.
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