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Автор Lisa Crispin

Agile Testing

A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams

Lisa Crispin

Janet Gregory

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Crispin, Lisa.

    Agile testing : a practical guide for testers and agile teams /

Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory. — 1st ed.

         p.   cm.

    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    ISBN-13: 978-0-321-53446-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)

    ISBN-10: 0-321-53446-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)      1.   Computer software—

Testing.      2.

     Agile software development.          I.   Gregory, Janet. II. Title.

    QA76. 76. T48C75 2009

    005. 1—dc22

                                                 2008042444

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Dedication

To my husband, Bob Downing—you’re the bee’s knees!

—Lisa

To Jack, Dana, and Susan, and to all the writers in my family.

—Janet

And to all our favorite donkeys and dragons.

—Lisa and Janet

Table of Contents

Foreword by Mike Cohn

Foreword by Brian Marick

Preface

Acknowledgments