Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Crispin, Lisa.

Agile testing : a practical guide for testers and agile teams /

Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-321-53446-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 0-321-53446-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Computer software—

Testing. 2. Agile software development. I. Gregory, Janet. II. Title.

QA76.76.T48C75 2009

005.1—dc22

2008042444

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ISBN-13: 978-0-321-53446-0

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