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Excellent study aid and reference

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Good companion for the ISEB foundation exam in conjunction with the ISEB syllabus and an excellent overall reference guide. Pitched at pretty much the right level, aimed at getting you through the exam, without going into any unecessary detail. If you're going to be taking the ISEB foundation exam, or just want a reference work on the basics of software testing then you can't go far wrong with this.

An excellent intro and great substitute for the course

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I've been pretty involved in testing for years but it's never been a full-time job until recently. I was asked to take the ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software testing by my boss and this book is the one ISEB and the BCS recommend to go with the exam. This was a very clearly laid-out book with each concept in bite-sized chunks. The authors clearly draw on their real-life experiences of software testing in the frequent worked examples. Overall, with the revision questions and exercises, it's a very practical book. I used the revised edition, but there are still a few typos and a couple of munged graphics which could do with tidying up, but they don't detract much from what is otherwise a very polished and concise book. I was able to take and pass this exam solely on the basis of studying this book, doing the exercises and revision questions and making notes. If you're planning to do the same, I can thoroughly recommend this book. For the exam, I would also suggest that you concentrate on the "white box" techniques in Chapter 4 and do all the exercises in this chapter. Good luck!

Very Useful

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I can highly recommend this book. I read the book before doing the course and certification. From the class I can see that the book really help me to in peace and quiteness understand how to do the diagrams for statement-, decision-, and path diagrams. Reading the book before in a decent pace also makes it much easier to cope with the high amount of information giving in the 3 days. My recommendation for passing the exam is: 1) Read the book or 2) Read the book and do the class The book should be mandatory - the course is nice to have (and yes, I did have a VERY good teacher). Good luck with the certification exam ;)

Excellent Book

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I was initially given this book to self study for the ISEB exam and had read it before my employer changed her mind and sent me on the 3 day course. I have to say that this book provides everything that you need to know for the exam. Make sure that you practice things such as Boundary Analysis, Equivalence Partitioning, Data Flows, Decision tables and State Transition if you only have the opportunity to self study. Make sure that you also cover testing tools. Once you have those testing methods fixed in your mind, you are half way there to a successful result. The course that I sat was good but this book covers everything that the course does.

Perfect in style and content

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After recently starting a new job as a software tester, I had no formal experience of the theory and principles of testing and bought this book to help me pass the ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing exam. Unlike many text books, I found this book was easy to just sit down and read and the example questions at the end of each section/chapter were spot-on for helping me re-cap on what had been learnt in the previous pages. My employer put me through an intesive 3-day course for the cerficate in which the knowledge I had already learnt was cemented in my head! After each day at home I used the book as a revision guide, topping up knowledge in those areas I wasn't too confident on. I passed the exam with a Distinction (88%) and would recommend this book to anyone thinking of, or currently working towards this qualification.