Visual Basic for Testers

Our Software Test Automation group found this book on the recommended site for Automation Junkies last year. We've all read it, there's about 15 of us, and have learned a great deal. The lessons are not just about software test but also about testing in general. This book is for the general programmer and isn't intended as an advanced how-to book. It's perfect for what it is, and that is a book that's points you to where to start with clear explanations and plenty of examples. We highly recommend it and agree with all of the reviews except the one from Lenexa, KS! We encourage you to read the other reviews of this book to get a good idea of its value. Software Test Automation Group SWTAG

I am a QE Engineer who has been testing software for about 8 years and and test software at Rational Software, a major manufacturer of automated testing tools, process and development tools. This book is excellent and I wish it was around when I first started testing software. It is written by testers for testers and is packed with great information. It's really one of the best books I have read thus far. I recommnend this book to anybody involved in testing software be 1 week of experience or 20 years of experience all will benefit and learn from this well written book. I enjoyed the forward by James Bach who is a huge talent in the testing community . The book is full of great info that will make you the testing god or goddess of your company!!! I can't put this book down its that good!!!

There are not many viable resources available to the testing community because of the diversity of applications out there to test. While basic testing premises/processes are discussed, solutions usually are presented in expensive 3rd party testing applications. In this reference Mary presents inexpensive and complete examples of how a tester can utilize Visual Basic to automate and perform many of the routine testing procedures involved in any software application testing cycle. She shows that is not always necessary to learn propietary scripting languages or to use recorded scripts that often fail once a GUI or code base is tweeked. I highly recommend that this reference be added to your QA library.

Software tester's interested in using VB for software testing and who don't have extensive experience with VB will find Mary Sweeney's book a wellspring of information. Applied correctly VB has powerful potential as a test automation package. Sweeney points out many uses of VB for testers from the very basic to the more advanced topics of working with COM and testing databases. The text has many useful tips and examples that Sweeney has taken the time to explain in detail. It's obvious from the text that Sweeney has exhaustive experience with VB and testing. As the only book available on VB from a tester's viewpoint it's a must-have for anyone using or thinking of using VB for test automation. Highly recommended.

This book is about exactly what the title says - using Visual Basic for testing other applications. The exercises in it are useful, the code is clear, and the style is casual and readable. For testers who want to learn to automate - or for UI testers who want to see a little more behind the scenes - this the the book for you!! It gives a great insight into the developers mind, and helps make all of us better testers.