The Web Testing Handbook Review

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(More customer reviews)Of the growing number of web testing books that are being published this is the most complete, and the only one that I've read that tightly aligns testing to the development life cycle. More importantly, this book addresses the realities of web development and testing, which are completely different from those of traditional systems.
Some of the key areas in this book that make it so valuable are: (1) Addressing the plethora of web models (B2B, B2C, intranet, Internet, etc.), each of which presents developers and testers with unique challenges. (2) Showing the vast differences between testing traditional code, which is typically in the form of binaries, and web code, which is in the form of mark-up languages and scripts. An added wrinkle to web testing that is thoroughly covered here is graphics and font types. Traditional testing does not dwell much on these areas, but web testing demands that these software configuration items receive considerable attention during test cycles. (3) Covering every nuance of the one area that differs most from traditional testing compatibility. The authors thoroughly cover issues and factors here, which are important because for web systems in the Internet you have no control over client configurations.
Other chapters in this book that those new to web testing need to carefully read include: navigation, user interaction and usability and accessibility. These are typically given little attention during test cycles of host-based and client/server systems, but are of paramount importance in web-testing. One topic, readability, in Chapter 6 underscores this fact.
I especially liked the three chapters on performance, scalability, and reliability and availability. These are areas that are usually lightly addressed in most testing books, but are covered in a great deal of depth in this book. The chapter on post implementation was also particularly strong and emphasized the fact that web-based systems are, by their nature, dynamic from a configuration and change control point of view.
This book is best-of-breed. It's not only a "must-read" for testing professionals,. It will also provide web system project managers and developers with a wealth of ideas related to their roles, as well as operations and support people who need to also understand the role they have in web system quality assurance.

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The Web Testing Handbook is the definitive resource fortesting Web sites and Internet-based applications.Many developersand testers are making the transition from traditional Client/Server,PC, and/or Mainframe systems to testing rapidly changing Web sites andapplications.The Web Testing Handbook can help make this transitioneasier by explaining these new technologies and suggesting test casesand techniques that can be included in a Web site's Functional,Performance, Compatibility, and Usability test plans.Readers willgain an invaluable overview of the most common technologies being usedto build Web sites and applications.You will learn proven tips andtechniques for testing these Web technologies, obtain a reference ofrepresentative Web testing tools, and explore numerous case studychecklists that demonstrate effective Web site/application testing.The companion Web site featured in The Web Testing Handbook opens awindow into a hands-on, interactive Web testing environment.Readerswho put into practice the testing tips and techniques covered in thisbook will gain real-world Web testing experience.

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