.NET Test Automation Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Expert's Voice in .Net)

By James D. McCaffrey

Book Overview

This book presents practical techniques for writing lightweight software test automation in a .NET environment. Those who develop, test, or manage .NET software, will find this book very useful. Before .NET, writing test automation was often as difficult as writing the code for the application under test itself. With .NET, it is possible to write lightweight, custom test automation in a tiny fraction of the time it used to take. The emphasis of this book is on practical techniques that you can use immediately. It is intended for software developers, testers, and managers who work with .NET technology and have a basic familiarity with .NET programming, yet the book does not make any particular assumptions about the readers' skill level. The examples have been successfully used in seminars and teaching environments, and have proven highly effective as a platform for students who are learning intermediate level .NET programming.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590596633
• ISBN13: 9781590596630
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Amazing book!!

.NET Test Automation Recipes is a fantastic book for manual testers looking to get into automation. Dr. McCaffrey breaks down how each section of code pertains to the test at hand. I even e-mailed Dr. McCaffrey a question about a section and he sent an answer within the SAME DAY!!! I work at Microsoft and I've had serveral colleges try to steal this book from me. Great purchase for testers and SDETS.

IEDOTNETUG.org book review

Dr McCaffrey has done an excellent job compartmentlizing .NET Test Recipes... I got to use the book's contents at a Microsoft Code Camp in La Jolla, CA. Very good Problem/Solution approach. The book also comes with downloadable code...

Highly Recommended

I've been a student for many years and have been disappointed with the abundance of theoretically-enriched, academic books that lack practical applications. This book is exactly what I've been looking for. I can actually apply the techniques presented in this book directly to my current position.

Very Good For UI Automation Tricks

My roommate loaned me this book because I was trying do do some UI automation where I work. This book had just what I needed and I had my automation running in 1 day when I was trying to get it to work for nearly a month before the book. If you want to know how to write reflection UI automation this book will help you a lot.

Practical Techniques You Can Use Immediately

First a disclaimer: I am the author of this book. This book puts together in one place all the practical techniques you need to write test automation in a .NET programming environment. The book covers Windows Application testing, ASP.NET Web Application Testing, Unit Testing, UI Testing, and SQL and XML related testing. This book is a practical guide to test automation, but also covers basic principles of testing, such as the difference between validation and verification. This book does not cover the theory of testing, such as research you would need for a graduate school class in computer science. So, if you want a book that shows you exactly how and why to write test automation, you should give this book consideration, but if you are looking for testing theory, this book is probably not for you.