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There are many ways to learn about software testing, including reading books and articles, attending training classes, listening to webcasts and hands-on work in the field. But there is no one answer book or one path to learn software testing. Consider, too, that there are many different types of software and what works well for one type of software may not work at all for another type. The word "type" is used here to identify financial applications, e-commerce Web sites, medical devices, embedded software, manufacturing applications and so forth. 

Tools and techniques that work in one environment might not work at all with a different type of application. pointing this out is not to confuse you or to be obscure, but as a reminder that as you learn what makes sense for what you are testing now, it would be best not to become too attached or rigid in your thinking about testing software. Even if you remain testing one type of software, technology changes and oftentimes our tools and techniques have to change as well.

These warnings aside, there are two books in the software testing field that are often recommended:

   1. Testing Computer Software, 2nd Edition
      By Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, Hung Q. Nguyen
      ISBN-13: 978-0471358466

   2. Lessons Learned in Software Testing
      By Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord
      ISBN-13: 978-047108112 (Click here for Chapter 3, Testing Techniques)

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