Publisher's Synopsis
With the introduction of Visual Studio 2005 Team System (VSTS), Microsoft for the first time offers software developers and test engineers a complete and integrated suite of tools for software testing. This authoritative book shares with you best practices for software testing using VSTS test and development tools and covers all phases of the development lifecycle so that you may learn how to implement these practices.
Written by key members of the team that developed the VSTS test anddevelopment tools, this essential resource offers a no–nonsense introduction to using the tools the way they were meant to be used. The authors walk you through the overall user interface of the Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Developers and Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers. You′ll explore each of the available test types and learn how to effectively use the code analysis and dynamic analysis tools to quickly become effective as a software developer or test engineer.
What you will learn from this book
- Load Test your applications, potentially with thousands of simulated users, and leverage new and existing automated tests
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Create Web Tests by recording interactions with web applications and (optionally) render those tests to your favorite .NET language
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Test your database back–end′s design and integrity using unit tests
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Incorporate data–driven testing into your automated tests to enhance your testing library
Who this book is for
This book is for software developers and test engineers who want to understand best practices for using VSTS test and development tools. Experience with Visual Studio is recommended.
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