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    Perfect Software and Other Illusions About Testing
    Perfect Software and Other Illusions About Testing
    Perfect Software and Other Illusions About Testing
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    Perfect Software and Other Illusions About Testing

    By Gerald M. Weinberg

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    James Bach says, "Read this book and get your head straight about testing. I consider Jerry (Weinberg) to be the greatest living tester."
    Answers the questions that puzzle the most people:
    Why do we have to bother testing?
    Why not just test everything?
    What is it that makes testing so hard?
    Why does testing take so long?
    Is perfect software even possible?
    Why can't we just accept a few bugs?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGerald M. Weinberg
    Release dateSep 27, 2010
    ISBN9781452318615
    Perfect Software and Other Illusions About Testing
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    Gerald M. Weinberg

    Gerald M. Weinberg (Jerry) writes "nerd novels," such as The Aremac Project, Aremac Power, First Stringers, Second Stringers, The Hands of God, Freshman Murders, and Mistress of Molecules—about how brilliant people produce quality work. His novels may be found as eBooks at or on Kindle. Before taking up his science fiction career, he published books on human behavior, including Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method, The Psychology of Computer Programming, Perfect Software and Other Fallacies, and an Introduction to General Systems Thinking. He also wrote books on leadership including Becoming a Technical Leader, The Secrets of Consulting (Foreword by Virginia Satir), More Secrets of Consulting, and the four-volume Quality Software Management series. He incorporates his knowledge of science, engineering, and human behavior into all of writing and consulting work (with writers, hi-tech researchers, and software engineers). Early in his career, he was the architect for the Mercury Project's space tracking network and designer of the world's first multiprogrammed operating system. Winner of the Warnier Prize and the Stevens Award for his writing on software quality, he is also a charter member of the Computing Hall of Fame in San Diego and the University of Nebraska Hall of Fame. The book, The Gift of Time (Fiona Charles, ed.) honors his work for his 75th birthday. His website and blogs may be found at http://www.geraldmweinberg.com.

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