Testing with visual studio 2008.pdf

Software Testing with Visual Studio Team System 2008
A comprehensive and concise guide to testing your software applications with Visual Studio Team System 2008

Subashni.S, PMP N Satheesh Kumar

BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI

Software Testing with Visual Studio Team System 2008
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First published: December 2008

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Credits
Authors Subashni S N Satheesh Kumar Project Coordinator Reviewer Stefan Turalski Indexer Senior AcquisitionEditor Douglas Paterson Proofreader Development Editor Ved Prakash Jha Production Coordinator Technical Editor Bhupali Khule Cover Work Copy Editor Sumathi Sridhar Editorial Team Leader Akshara Aware Rajni R. Thorat Rajni R. Thorat Camille Guy Monica Ajmera Rajashree Hamine Project Manager Abhijeet Deobhakta

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About the Authors
Subashni.S, holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer ScienceEngineering and has around 10 years of experience in software development and testing life cycle, project, and program management. She is a certified PMP (Project Management Professional) and CSTM (Certified Software Test Manager). She started her career as DBA in Oracle 8i technology and later developed many software applications using Borland software products for a multinational company based inChennai, India and then moved to Bangalore, India. She is presently working for a multinational company in the area of Project Management for developing and testing projects. Currently working for one of the top multinational companies headquartered at Dallas, Texas and placed at a MNC client in Austin, Texas.
I would like to thank my husband for helping me in co-authoring and supporting me in allthe ways to complete this book. I also would like to thank my other family members and friends for their continuous support in my career and success.

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N. Satheesh Kumar holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering and has around 12 years of experience in software development life cycle, project, and program management. He started his career developing softwareapplications using Borland software products in a company based in India. He then moved to the UAE where he continued developing applications using Borland Delphi and customizing Great Plain Dynamics (now known as Microsoft Dynamics) for an automobile sales company. He later moved to India again, spending three years in designing and developing application software using Microsoft products for a topmultinational company. A couple of years were also spent in Project Management and Program Management activities. Now he works as a Technical Architect for a top retail company based in the United States. He works with the latest Microsoft technologies and has published many articles on LINQ and other features of .NET. He has also authored LINQ Quickly for Packt Publishing.
I would like to thank my...