How We Test Software at Microsoft

It’s always fun to browse through random sections of the Microsoft web site. And it’s even more fun when you stumble across something that is rather funny.

I took a stroll through the Microsoft Learning site today, and I found the following book which is set to be released in August this year: “How We Test Software at Microsoft

Being a tester for Microsoft software on various levels myself and having a fair bit of background knowledge on the testing process, it will be interesting to see what Microsoft has so say about the testing process and just how far (or *GASP* close) to the truth this book really will be.

I know I’ll be ordering a copy!

*Awaits comments regarding the quality of Microsoft software and how thin this book will be*


What others have to say...

  1. 1 Alan

    I hope it’s close to the truth- at least that’s the intent. It’s hard to capture everything in a company so large, but it should have something you find interesting…I hope.

  2. 2 David Taraso

    Thanks for the comment Alan, I do look forward to getting a copy of this book (and I also hope it is quite close to the truth). Maybe it should be standard issue for testers on Microsoft Connect? :P

  3. 3 Alan

    I hope the book becomes standard issue for testers everywhere! Seriously though, the book is designed to bridge a gap between all of the theoretical books on testing and mainly give examples of what techniques/tools/methods MS finds useful, and how those things are applied within the borg.

  4. 4 vista-man

    Seems interesting. I just might have to order a copy as well, even though I too test a lot of MS software.

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