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Summary: Do not judge a book by it's cover
Review: Being new to test Automation and working in a Web environment, this sounded like the perfect book for me... "Automated Web Testing Toolkit." I was looking forward to its arrival and waited 2 months for it to become available. Finally, the book arrived and after a few hours of reading I realized that the book was not at all what the title promised. This is a book about the basic practices and methodologies of testing with an emphasis on Web testing. I was hoping for specific information on the methods, concepts and practices of test automation. If you have little experience in testing on the Web or otherwise, this book is great for you. If, however, you want to do what its' title suggests... automated web testing, THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOU!
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Summary: Mission critical web application? Get this book!
Review: Every major organization that I know of is working on key web application projects, either to increase revenue opportunities, or to improve efficiencies in operation. Most of these applications are deemed as "business-critical", or in aerospace terms "mission critical." A few years ago, I had the opportunity to manage a group of web developers at a Medical device company that were developing the first generation Internet-based, patient-data-management site. We needed to ensure that we had a very high quality web application. Although we were successful, I have to tell you, I wish we had Stottlemyer's book back then! This book is a must read for any organization that is starting to plan a mission-critical web application project. It could also be helpful for any web developer or project manager that wants to learn about automated tools for testing web applications.
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Summary: Check the CD Content: Load Testing for eConfidence
Review: I saw the title of the book and thought it will be interesting for me, but after half an hour reading some parts of the book I closed the book and was disappointed. But after looking on the CD content I saw a PDF document named "Load testing for eConfidence". I read the PDF, which was written by Stefan Asboeck from Segue, and thought the money I spent for the book is back. It's a fantastic book with only about 150 pages, describing all things about load testing very good. My opinion is that this book is a must for all QA persons, which have to load test applications, especially web applications.
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Summary: obsolete and dangerously misleading
Review: I tried real hard to find something to like about this book. I was disappointed. Testing of web sites and web applications is an area which desperately needs some good books, but this is not one of them.The author seems to have cobbled this book together from some old course notes, inserted the word "web" here and there and put some obviously obsolete material in the past tense. It baldly assumes a heavyweight and ill-considered development process, and makes unsubstantiated statements about an unrepresentative selection of software packages. Automated testing is mentioned only in passing, between superficial descriptions of project- and risk- management. Virtually no mention is made of the things which make web applications hard to test - browser differences, massive concurrency, stateless protocols, network issues ... It lacks the depth for a developer or tester, but I can't even recommend this book as a management overview - so much of the content is either dangerously misleading, obsolete, or just plain wrong.
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Summary: Pluses and minuses
Review: On the plus side this book gives some basic quality assurance techniques to the web development community. From what I've seen, experienced and endured, this is sorely needed. The book also is not centered on any particular vendor, which is something that I appreciate. On the negative side, the book is extremely lightweight, skimms the surface of some important issues (content management, security and performance testing come to mind.) Recommended for entry level testing professionals (or those who find themselves thrust into a testing role) and web developers who want to expand their professional horizons. NOT recommended for anyone who has been doing structured testing in any environment. This book will state the obvious and waste your time.
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Summary: Web Site Testing
Review: The book "Automated Web Testing Toolkit" by Diane Stottlemyer is a well written book on testing and setting up the test process for web sites. It has information on traditional testing and discusses how these processes apply to web testing. It has information on several companies that offer automated test tools and also goes into testing using manual methods. Also one of the strong points for me was learning how to set up the test environment for web sites. I also enjoyed the information on firewalls and security. The information on the business process was helpful and can be used throughout the whole test process. I would recommend this book to anyone who has to start out and set up a test process for a web application.
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Summary: Web Site Testing
Review: The book "Automated Web Testing Toolkit" by Diane Stottlemyer is a well written book on testing and setting up the test process for web sites. It has information on traditional testing and discusses how these processes apply to web testing. It has information on several companies that offer automated test tools and also goes into testing using manual methods. Also one of the strong points for me was learning how to set up the test environment for web sites. I also enjoyed the information on firewalls and security. The information on the business process was helpful and can be used throughout the whole test process. I would recommend this book to anyone who has to start out and set up a test process for a web application.
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Summary: One of the worst books I've ever read!!
Review: The book is not organized at all. Headings and sub-headings are not structured either so you can't understand what are you reading exactly. Examples are rarely introduced and it is very easy to lose focus while reading. I don't recommend this book at all and indeed it needs a quick major revision.
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Summary: Great *basic* resource
Review: This book gives a viable testing process and some excellent artifacts that will get new test engineers and QA specialists quickly up-to-speed. Although the title claims that this book is an *automated* web testing toolkit, there is little test automation coverage. However, getting past the title, this book does lay an excellent foundation for testing processes and procedures. The artifacts on the CD ROM add to the value, and although more experienced software test and QA personnel might find this book basic, I think that it does an excellent job. Among the things I like most include the system independent approach that the author takes - UNIX and Microsoft technologies are given equal and unbiased treatment, and the tools that the author does use as examples reflect her objectivity. While some may lament the fact that this book is basic, I believe that the "basics" are sorely needed in the web environment because the testing that I have observed isn't rigorous if it's done at all. From that perspective, this book may be basic, but it introduces web development and support teams to a methodical approach to testing and its importance. As long as you know the strengths and weaknesses of this book you can make an informed purchasing decision. If you are an advanced QA practitioner, or are seeking information on automated web testing this book will probably disappoint you. However, if you are feeling the pain of poor web QA (defects routinely caught after code or content is released), or need to learn the basics of web testing, then you might find this book to be a valuable resource. In my opinion the artifacts on the CD ROM alone are worth many times the price of the book. Your opinion may differ. This book merits five stars for the right audience.
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Summary: Title Is Deceiving
Review: This book is a good addition to any manager's library. It goes through the steps it takes to go through a web project. It is a good toolkit since it gives the reader a list of tools for many types of web testing.
It also talks about Business Requirements and types of testing that can be done on web applications.
As a novice tester the book may not answer all your questions but for testers who are looking for quick answers and want to reserach tools this is a must buy.
The CD also offers several templates for the Test Process that I found useful.
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