Testing Applications on the Web

HUNG Q. NGUYEN is Founder of LogiGear, a Silicon Valley software testing company that helps development and IT organizations improve product quality through smarter testing. He is coauthor of the bestselling book Testing Computer Software (Wiley). BOB JOHNSON has more than 20 years of software engineering experience, including implementing, maintaining, and testing computer security systems. MICHAEL HACKETT is the cofounding partner of LogiGear, where he architects and delivers software testing education and coaching programs.

Preface. Foreword. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Part One: Introduction. Chapter 1:Welcome to Web Testing. Chapter 2: Web Testing versus Traditional Testing. Part Two: Methodology and Technology. Chapter 3: Software Testing Basics. Chapter 4: Networking Basics. Chapter 5: Web Application Components. Chapter 6: Mobile Web Application Platform. Chapter 7: Test Planning Fundamentals. Chapter 8: Sample Application. Chapter 9: Sample Test Plan. Part Three: Testing Practice. Chapter 10: User Interface Tests. Chapter 11: Functional Tests. Chapter 12: Server-Side Testing. Chapter 13: Using Scripts to Test. Chapter 14: Database Tests. Chapter 15: Help Tests. Chapter 16: Installation Tests. Chapter 17: Configuration and Compatibility Tests. Chapter 18: Web Security Testing. Chapter 19: Performance Testing. Chapter 20: Testing Mobile Web Applications. Chapter 21: Web Testing Tools. Chapter 22L Finding Additional Information. Appendix A: LogiGear Test Plan Template. Appendix B: Weekly Status Report Template. Appendix C: Error Analysis Checklist: Web Error Examples. Appendix D: UI Test-Case Design Guideline: Common Keyboard Navigation and Shortcut Matrix. Appendix E: UI Test-Case Design Guideline: Mouse Action Matrix. Appendix F: Web Test-Case Design Guideline: Input Boundary and Validation Matrix I. Appendix G: Display Compatibility Test Matrix. Appendix H: Browser OS Configuration Matrix. Index.