Introduction to Software Testing

Preface; Part I. Foundations: 1. Why do we test software?; 2. Model-driven test design; 3. Test automation; 4. Putting testing first; 5. Criteria-based test design; Part II. Coverage Criteria: 6. Input space partitioning; 7. Graph coverage; 8. Logic coverage; 9. Syntax-based testing; Part III. Testing in Practice: 10. Managing the test process; 11. Writing test plans; 12. Test implementation; 13. Regression testing for evolving software; 14. Writing effective test oracles; List of criteria.

Ammann, Paul Paul Ammann is Associate Professor of Software Engineering at George Mason University, Virginia, where he earned the Volgenau School of Engineering's Outstanding Teaching Award in 2007. He also led the development of the Applied Computer Science degree, and has served as Director of the MS Software Engineering program. He has taught courses in software testing, applied object-oriented theory, formal methods for software engineering, web software, and distributed software engineering. Ammann has published more than eighty papers in software engineering, with an emphasis on software testing, security, dependability, and software engineering education. Offutt, Jeff Jeff Offutt is Professor of Software Engineering at George Mason University, Virginia, where he leads the MS in Software Engineering program, teaches software engineering courses at all levels, and has developed new courses on several software engineering subjects. He was awarded the George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award, Teaching with Technology, in 2013. Offutt has published more than 165 papers in areas such as model-based testing, criteria-based testing, test automaton, empirical software engineering, and software maintenance. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Software Testing, Verification and Reliability, helped found the IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, and is the founder of the µJava project.

Review of the first edition: 'I think this is a great testing book, both from academic and industrial perspectives. I believe Ammann and Offutt's book will become the testing textbook of choice. There are a lot of testing books out there, some better than others. Most are narrow in the topics they cover and the level of detail they present. In stark contrast, Ammann and Offutt's book has the advantage of presenting concepts and techniques that cover the broad range of languages and platforms used in practice by industry and academia. Theirs is one of the most thorough and practical testing books ever published.' Roger Alexander, Washington State University