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What is Software Testing Guide Book (STGB)?
STGB - Software Testing Guide Book is an Open Source Project for documenting the Science of Software Testing for researching, understanding and standardizing software testing methods.

This guide book would help create awareness among software testers and provides a base for people to understand what Software Testing is all about and make advancements in the field.

This guide book is a long term project. We would be making interim releases so as that we can keep getting your valuable feedback.

The guide book is addressed in Three Parts for its First Release:

Part I - Fundamentals of Software Testing
This first volume would address the fundamentals of Software Testing and their practical applications in real life.

Download the Open Office Document version here.


Part II - Software Testing for various Architectures
This second volume would address testing applications under various architecture's like Client/Server, Web, Mobile, Pocket PC and Embedded Systems.

Part III - Platform Specific Testing
This third volume would concentrate on testing C++ and Java Applications. The test strategies would be aimed at white box testing.

Release and Schedule
This guide book is a long term project and we will be releasing the three volumes in different stages. The first volume of the STGB is released on 8 May 2004.
The second volume of the book is under progress. We shall update the release date very soon. The thrid volume will be released after the second volume.

If you are a Test Engineering Practitioner and interested in joining our group, you may do the same by clicking here.

If you intend to receive email updates for the STGB Releases, click here.

Copy Rights
Although this Project is for everyone's benefit, we will protect the contents of this book through The GNU Free Documentation License.

Authors
This guide book is authored by many Test Practitioners around the globe.
The following are actively involved with the first part of the Project and helping in creating a new dimension in Software Test Engineering:

Ajitha Kruthiventy- GrayLogic Corporation, New Jersey, USA
Amrish Shah - MAQSoftware, Mumbai
Ashna Datye - RS Tech Inc, Canada
Bharathy Jayaraman - Ivesia Solutions, Chennai
Deepa M G - Ocwen Technology Xchange, Bangalore
James M - CSS, Chennai
Jayapradeep Jiothis - Satyam Computer Services, Hyderabad
Jeffin Jacob Mathew - ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad
Kapil Mohan Sharma - HCL Technologies, Noida
Leena Warrier - Wipro Technologies, Bangalore
Mahesh, iPointSoft, Hyderabad
Michael Frank - USA
Muhammad Kashif Jamil - Avanza Solutions, Pakistan
Mohammad Naveed - vMoksha, Bangalore
Narendra Nagaram - Satyam, Hyderabad
Phaneendra Y - Wipro Technologies, Bangalore
Prathima Nagaprakash - Wipro Technologies, Bangalore
Ravi Kiran N - Andale, Bangalore
Rajeev Daithankar - Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd., Pune
Sarah Salahuddin - Arc Solutions, Pakistan
Siva Prasad Badimi - Danlaw Technologies, Hyderabad
Shalini Ravikumar - USA
Shilpa Dodla - Decatrend Technologies, Chennai
Subramanian Dattaramprasad - Impelsys India, Bangalore
Sunitha C N - Infosys Technologies, Mysore
Sunil Kumar M K - Yahoo India, Bangalore
Usha Padmini Kandala - Virtusa Corp, Massachusets
Winston George - Raj TV Networks, Chennai
Harinath - SofTReL, Bangalore

The following is the list of authors for Part Two of the STGB Guide Book

Anuj Magazine - McAfee Software Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore
Umamaheswari Sankarlal - Integrated SoftTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
Harinath Pudipeddi- SofTReL, Bangalore

Feedback / Comments / Suggestions
Please provide your feedback on our work. Your feedback would be building blocks of our confidence.
E-Mail us at: stgb at softrel dot org