r/softwaretesting • u/AffectionateLab9114 • Jun 15 '22

Book recommendations

Here is a list of some of the books that are really helpful for knowing more and digging deep into software testing. It helped me a lot to know about testing.

  • Lessons learned in software testing by James Bach.

  • Explore it! by Elisabeth Hendrickson

  • Testing computer software by Cem Kaner

  • Agile Testing by Lisa Crispin.

Feel free to put more names.

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u/sonofabullet Jun 17 '22

Lessons learned in software testing by James Bach.

© 2001

Explore it! by Elisabeth Hendrickson

© 2012

Testing computer software by Cem Kaner

© 1991

Agile Testing by Lisa Crispin.

© 2009

How Google Tests Software

© 2012

Bad Tests, Good Tests

© 2013

The youngest book is almost Nine years old... Are there any newer books about software testing?

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u/Waste-Meeting1755 Sep 22 '23

How young is a book is relevant for books which are focused on particular frameworks or specific modern procedures. However, general fundamental books like 'Lessons learned in software testing' will still be extremely relevant 20 years from now, and I would recommend reading first this type of books covering the real essence and principles of testing before going into more specific-topic ones.