Automated Web Testing Toolkit: Expert Methods for Testing and Managing Web Applications

By Diane Stottlemyer

Despite the potentially enormous cost to organizations from clunky Web sites, Web testing is often an overlooked aspect of the development process. Expert tester Diane Stottlemeyer provides developers with all the tools and templates they need to put a testing plan into motion. Focusing exclusively on testing in a Web environment, Stottlemeyer explains how to build and perform full-functionality Web testing, including code enhancement for adding features to existing applications and regression testing. Readers will get complete, step-by-step guidance on preparing, running, and analyzing tests on the Web, including how to test with different languages and databases, and how to test on different platforms and servers, including Linux.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471414352
• ISBN13: 9780471414353
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Great *basic* resource

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.

Title Is Deceiving

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.

Web Site Testing

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.

Mission critical web application? Get this book!

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.