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Title: Test Engineering: A Concise Guide to Cost-effective Design, Development and Manufacture (Quality and Reliability Engineering Series)
ISBN: 0471498823
Author:
Patrick D. T. O'Connor
Publicate Date: 2001-07-09
Publish: 2001-07-09
List Price: $100.00
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Hardcover
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $72.48
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $72.48
Amazon Merchant Price: $100.00
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1: Good content, publisher has not done its work...
A very good book in content, O'Connor covers the major issues, provides resources and methods for driving deeper into developing appropriate test plans and does an okay coverage of test management. The book could do better from a Test Philosophy perspective, although the chapter on management comes close.
The drawback is the publishers quality of reprinting the figures. At last count there were 8 figures with missing or illegible text. Mostly this is annoying and not detrimental to conveying the concepts. However, the flow charts on test management / test plans are so bad as to be nearly worthless. It could be an issue with the particular printing I have. As of this review I have attempted to contact the author and publisher, but I do not expect a response. Amazon replaced the book, but the replacement also had the problems.
So would I recommend the book, yes, but only IF the figures are taken care of, otherwise I would say find a different source. If the figures are resolved then I would rate it a strong 4, maybe a 5. If the author grows the test management material then it would be a strong 5.
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2: Critial information
It is the very first book (that I'm aware of) written for test engineers and managers. This book is an overview of all types of testing.The author's philosophy is excellent..... "The author has never found a company or a project where it was considered in retrospect by those involved that too much was spent on a development test programme." Test Engineering by Patrick D. T. O'Connor. When you consider that Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Comet IV and the Challenger failed not because of negligence, but because critical data slipped through the cracks, or was misinterpreted, this book may just prevent that next tragic unknown from taking place. Or at least arm engineers, and managers, as to what is taking place. Highly recommended, from one in the business.
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3: A survey of test methods
I bought this book seeking practical information relating to testing of manufactured PCB assemblies. I found relatively little information on that subject, and the information I did find was of a general nature. I got the impression that if you are interested in a survey of issues dealing with mechnaical failures, you might find more to like in this book.
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