{"product_id":"perl-testing-a-developers-notebook-paperback","title":"Perl Testing: A Developer's Notebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Langworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShane Warden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there any sexier topic in software development than software testing? That is, besides game programming, 3D graphics, audio, high-performance clustering, cool websites, et cetera? Okay, so software testing is low on the list. And that's unfortunate, because good software testing can increase your productivity, improve your designs, raise your quality, ease your maintenance burdens, and help to satisfy your customers, coworkers, and managers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Perl has a strong history of automated tests. A very early release of Perl 1.0 included a comprehensive test suite, and it's only improved from there. Learning how Perl's test tools work and how to put them together to solve all sorts of previously intractable problems can make you a better programmer in general. Besides, it's easy to use the Perl tools described to handle all sorts of testing problems that you may encounter, even in other languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Like all titles in O'Reilly's Developer's Notebook series, this \"all lab, no lecture\" book skips the boring prose and focuses instead on a series of exercises that speak to you instead of at you. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePerl Testing: A Developer's Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e will help you dive right in and: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite basic Perl tests with ease and interpret the results \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply special techniques and modules to improve your tests \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBundle test suites along with projects \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest databases and their data \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest websites and web projects \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the \"Test Anything Protocol\" which tests projects written in languages other than Perl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e With today's increased workloads and short development cycles, unit tests are more vital to building robust, high-quality software than ever before. Once mastered, these lessons will help you ensure low-level code correctness, reduce software development cycle time, and ease maintenance burdens. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e You don't have to be a die-hard free and open source software developer who lives, breathes, and dreams Perl to use this book. You just have to want to do your job a little bit better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Langworth (http: \/\/langworth.com\/) has been writing Perlfor years and actively involved in the community since 2003.He has contributed a handful of modules to the CPAN, most ofwhich are Kwiki-related. He has spoken at Perl-relatedconferences as LISA and YAPC. Ian is also the authorsurprisingly widespread utility, Cadubi, which is packagedfor many free operating systems.Ian is currently studying Computer Science and CognitivePsychology at Northeastern University. Whilst pursuinga degree, he's participating in an volunteer systemsadministration group and working toward making higher codequality and robustness an easier goal to achieve.He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts where heparticipates in the local Boston Perl Mongers group and livesprecariously close to Fenway Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echromatic is the technical editor of the O'Reilly Network, coveringopen source, Linux, development, and dynamic languages. He is also the author of the Extreme Programming Pocket Guide and Running Weblogs with Slash, as well as the editor of BSD Hacks and Gaming Hacks. He is the original author of Test:: Builder, the foundation for most modern testing modules in Perl 5, and has contributed many of the tests for core Perl. He has given tutorials and presentations at several Perl conferences, including OSCON, and often writes for Perl.com, which he also edits. He lives just west of Portland, Oregon, with two cats, a creek in his backyard, and, as you may have guessed, several unfinished projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.22 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748753342752,"sku":"9780596100926","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef287cbd5c504d318945c32eb19dc95b.webp?v=1779915218","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/perl-testing-a-developers-notebook-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}