Gerry Coleman

Agile testing brings many advantages to software teams, from increasing overall product quality to faster delivery of features. Agile Testing Foundations explains, in an accessible way, the main agile testing concepts to make agile testing a fluent part of agile teams. Building on the ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester syllabus, this book covers Agile principles, methods and tools, showing you exactly how Agile testing can help you and your team. Agile testing ideas and practices are introduced in an easy-to-understand manner with guidance and instruction on how to use those concepts in agile teams, and is ideal for software testers interested in the benefits of Agile testing or working in an Agile environment. Containing numerous examples, preparatory questions and a sample exam paper, Agile Testing Foundations also offers extensive support in preparing for the ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester exam. High-quality practice questions for preparing for an ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester exam.Easy-to-use glossary covering agile testing terms and definitionsPractical guidance and support in moving from traditional to agile testingEdited by Rex Black: previously president of ISTQB and leader of the Agile Working Group Covers Agile principles, methods, techniques and tools in the context of software testing

In this collection of ten interconnected stories, neighbors become family, proximity shapes destiny, and growing up means discovering that the most ordinary places hold the most extraordinary secrets. From thirteen to thirty, a diverse cast of characters navigate first love, crushing loss, and the search for meaning on one Brooklyn Street where the parish church and corner bar anchor everything that matters. Watch a young man fall for a girl glimpsed through a pretzel at the local pub. Follow childhood sweethearts who make a blood pact for eternity-and get exactly what they wish for. Meet the teacher plagued by famous dead writers stealing his work, and the coma patient who finds salvation in conversations with a Native American trickster god. These aren't just coming-of-age stories-they're portraits of a community where friendships form by chance rather than choice, where the landscape beneath your feet holds mysteries you'll never understand, and where life always feels bigger than the small street that contains it.