Effective Software Test Automation (PDF)

"If you'd like a glimpse at how the next generation is going toprogram, this book is a good place to start."--Gregory V. Wilson, Dr. Dobbs Journal (October 2004)Build Your Own Automated Software Testing ToolWhatever its claims, commercially available testing software isnot automatic. Configuring it to test your product is almost astime-consuming and error-prone as purely manual testing.There is an alternative that makes both engineering and economicsense: building your own, truly automatic tool. Inside, you'lllearn a repeatable, step-by-step approach, suitable for virtuallyany development environment. Code-intensive examples support thebook's instruction, which includes these key topics:* Conducting active software testing without capture/replay* Generating a script to test all members of one class withoutreverse-engineering* Using XML to store previously designed testing cases* Automatically generating testing data* Combining Reflection and CodeDom to write test scripts focusedon high-risk areas* Generating test scripts from external data sources* Using real and complete objects for integration testing* Modifying your tool to test third-party softwarecomponents* Testing your testing toolEffective Software Test Automation goes well beyond thebuilding of your own testing tool: it also provides expert guidanceon deploying it in ways that let you reap the greatest benefits:earlier detection of coding errors, a smoother, swifter developmentprocess, and final software that is as bug-free as possible.Written for programmers, testers, designers, and managers, it willimprove the way your team works and the quality of itsproducts.