This book never would have happened without the help of every single tester at Microsoft. Many helped directly by reviewing chapters or writing about their experiences in testing. Others helped by creating the legacy of software testing at Microsoft, or by continuing to innovate in the way we test software.

Including the names of all 9,000 testers at Microsoft would be impractical (especially when many former employees, people from other disciplines, and even external reviewers contributed to the completion of this book). On the other hand, we do want to call out the names of several people who have contributed substantially to the creation of this book.

This book grew out of the opinions, suggestions, and feedback of many current and former Microsoft employees. Some of the most prominent contributors include Michael Corning, Ed Triou, Amol Kher, Scott Wadsworth, Geoff Staneff, Dan Travison, Brian Rogers, John Lambert, Sanjeev Verma, Shawn McFarland, Grant George, Tara Roth, Karen Carter-Schwendler, Jean Hartman, James Whittaker, Irada Sadykhova, Alex Kim, Darrin Hatakeda, Marty Riley, Venkat Narayanan, Karen Johnston, Jim Pierson, Ibrahim El Far, Carl Tostevin, Nachi Nagappan, Keith Stobie, Mark Davis, Mike Blaylock, Wayne Roseberry, Carole Cancler, Andy Tischaefer, Lori Ada-Kilty, Matt Heusser, Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Research (especially Amy Stevenson), the Microsoft Test Excellence Team, the Microsoft Test Leadership Team, and the Microsoft Test Architect Group.

We’d also like to thank Lynn Finnel, the Project Editor for this book, who continued to give us encouragement and support throughout the creation of this book.