Andreas Spillner - Software Testing Foundations, 5th Edition, 5th Edition

Andreas Spillner is emeritus professor of computer science at the University of Applied Sciences Bremen. During the 1990s and early 2000s he spent 10 years as spokesman for the TAV (Test, Analysis, and Verification) group at the Gesellschaft fr Informatik (German Computer Science Society) that he also helped to found. He is a founder member of the German Testing Board and was made an honorary member in 2009. He was made a fellow of the Gesellschaft fr Informatik in 2007. His software specialty areas are technology, quality assurance, and testing.

Tilo Linz is co-founder and a board member of imbus AG, a leading software testing solution provider. He has been deeply involved in software testing and quality assurance for more than 25 years. As a founding member and chairman of the German Testing Board and a founding member of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board, he has played a major role in shaping and advancing education and training in this specialist area both nationally and internationally. Tilo is the author of Testing in Scrum (published by Rocky Nook), which covers testing in agile projects based on the foundations presented in this book.

Andreas Spillner Tilo Linz

A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam

• Foundation Level
• ISTQB Compliant

5th, revised and updated Edition

Andreas Spillner

Tilo Linz

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