Effective GUI Testing Automation: Developing an  Automated GUI Testing Tool
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    Kanglin Li , and Mengqi Wu
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    Have you tried using an "automated" GUI testing tool, only to find that you spent most of your time configuring, adjusting, and directing it?

    This book presents a sensible and highly effective alternative: it teaches you to build and use your own truly automated tool. The procedure you'll learn is suitable for virtually any development environment, and the tool allows you to store your test data and verification standard separately, so you can build it once and use it for other GUIs. Most, if not all, of your work can be done without test scripts, because the tool itself can easily be made to conduct an automatic GUI survey, collect test data, and generate test cases. You'll spend virtually none of your time playing with the tool or application under test.
    Code-intensive examples support all of the book's instruction, which includes these key topics:

    Effective GUI Test Automation is the perfect complement to Li and Wu's previous book, Effective Software Test Automation: Developing an Automated Software Testing Tool. Together, they provide programmers, testers, designers, and managers with a complete and cohesive way to create a smoother, swifter development process—and, as a result, software that is as bug-free as possible.
    Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics (Perennial Classics)
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    • Splendid and readable account of QM
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    Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics (Perennial Classics)
    Gary Zukav
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    At an Esalen Institute meeting in 1976, tai chi master Al Huang said that the Chinese word for physics is Wu Li, "patterns of organic energy." Journalist Gary Zukav and the others present developed the idea of physics as the dance of the Wu Li Masters--the teachers of physical essence. Zukav explains the concept further:

    The Wu Li Master dances with his student. The Wu Li Master does not teach, but the student learns. The Wu Li Master always begins at the center, the heart of the matter.... This book deals not with knowledge, which is always past tense anyway, but with imagination, which is physics come alive, which is Wu Li.... Most people believe that physicists are explaining the world. Some physicists even believe that, but the Wu Li Masters know that they are only dancing with it.

    The "new physics" of Zukav's 1979 book comprises quantum theory, particle physics, and relativity. Even as these theories age they haven't percolated all that far into the collective consciousness; they're too far removed from mundane human experience not to need introduction. The Dancing Wu Li Masters remains an engaging, accessible way to meet the most profound and mind-altering insights of 20th-century science. --Mary Ellen Curtin

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    With its unique combination of depth, clarity, and humor that has enchanted millions, this beloved classic by bestselling author Gary Zukav opens the fascinating world of quantum physics to readers with no mathematical or technical background. "Wu Li" is the Chinese phrase for physics. It means "patterns of organic energy," but it also means "nonsense," "my way," "I clutch my ideas," and "enlightenment." These captivating ideas frame Zukav's evocative exploration of quantum mechanics and relativity theory. Delightfully easy to read, The Dancing Wu Li Masters illuminates the compelling powers at the core of all we know.

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    5 out of 5 stars understandable to normal people.......2007-07-27

    Read this book a few years ago and just bought it recently for my wife so she could understand what I was talking about sometimes, and to tie in with other reading she is doing that mentions quantum physics. It explains the basic concepts in clear terms, making much more sense out of a VERY abstract field. If you want to understand what it is about, this is a good place to start.

    3 out of 5 stars I have mixed feelings (former scientist review).......2007-03-31

    I think the virtue of this book is that it challenges the established scientific paradigm that the universe is made of discrete particles. In other words, that matter is as solid as it seems and somehow energy is separate from matter. It also makes it clear that there are plenty of mysteries left to explore about the nature of the universe, even the physical universe. In addition, it stresses the interrelationships between things and what the implications might be with respect to different subject areas such as psychology.

    While it's true Zukav doesn't explain the physics in depth, it does give a layman a sense of the physics is about, what it may mean and good food for thought about how this might relate to spirituality. The book is not a science text, it is a flight of imagination and a pretty good one. Much of the contents is highly speculative, but it is thought provoking and easy to follow.

    If you are a scientist or a well-read layman in the area of physics, you might be disappointed. Also, if you have a deep knowledge of Eastern religion you might find it superficial and perhaps even a bit annoying. I think this books makes a sacrifice in terms of accuracy for depth and wonder. As such, it doesn't quite captivate either major audience. However, it is a useful starting point for many people into these often difficult to understand areas.

    With respect to organization, I would agree that there is room for improvement. However, it not meant to be a textbook. I can give the author some wiggle room on this because in some ways, it is rather poetic and its value is to convey a sense of awe and wonder. In the regard, I think the author achieved his purpose, but sometimes at the expense of accuracy.

    4 out of 5 stars Splendid and readable account of QM.......2007-03-27

    I'm not sure I'm entirely convinced by the author's point of view, but he certainly succeeds in giving you a better understanding of QM and the philosophical questions involved in it.

    4 out of 5 stars No Strings Attached.......2007-02-24

    This dated book simplifies the historical journey of discovery that became quantum physics. The author proposes interrelationships among: science/scientists, Jungian psychology, eastern mysticism, philosophy & logic, & languaging. Readers vary greatly, finding the physics (even w/o math): daunting, wonderfully enlightening, or boring, depending on the reader. The author simplifies physics mostly in layman's terms, but esoteric ideas are the nature of modern physics--outside the box. As a former physicist, I find his attempt quite admirable; as a former electronics engineer, I wish he'd addressed the error factor. As for accuracy, I cannot personally say, but Jack Sarfatti (whom I highly respect) stated that he'd created/reviewed the physics. Zukav's definitions of technician vs. physicist are relevant too--technicians may be challenged by the open-minded, brain-storming nature of physicists. Many (e.g. Bohm) approach (if not reach) Buddhist viewpoints. I've extensively studied Buddhism & agree with Zukav overall--indeed, he quotes Bohr, Stapp, et al in support of an interrelated universe--but some of his extrapolations are hyperbolic overstatements--reminding me of Gershom Scholem, the historian who popularized Kabbalah. Neither kabbalist nor mystic, his historical analysis was superb; his personal opinions weren't.

    IMHO great value lies in exploding the either-or way people tend to view Reality (even in Buddhist philosophy!) which, per Zukav, Einstein, Heisenberg, et al, is only our View of actuality. Unreality has been defined as reifying former conclusions--i.e. forming a conclusion, forgetting it was only a conclusion, & taking it as the truth. This resembles psychological neuroses which are often a child's ways of coping with the world unconsciously continued into the present. Conclusions are analogies & all analogies are wrong--or they'd be identities. Thus, the periodic table, phyla of biology, concepts of waves & particles ...are all inherently incorrect--an error factor must be invoked. If so, the platypus won't upset the biologist & light won't upset the physicist. If water can be gas, liquid, or solid, why can't light be multi-stable? As Zukav states: p. 134: "We often discredit what we know when it contradicts what we have been taught is possible," p. 311: Henry Stapp "Everything we know about nature is in accord with the idea that the fundamental processes of nature lie outside space-time," & p. 313-4 fn: "According to Sarfatti's theory, the wave function of the photon pair is at a `higher level of reality' than the wave function of the separate photons...Every step up to a new level of reality is a step to a new order--that is the definition of a level of reality. of our multilevel hierarchical reality, i.e. the wave functions of events which are `separate' on one level of reality are correlated at the next level up: `separate events' at that level are, in turn, correlates at the next level up, & so on." This definitely parallels the four worlds of Kabbalah & reasonably correlates with the "kayas" (bodies or dimensions) of Tibetan Buddhism.

    5 out of 5 stars Join the dance.......2007-02-04

    What a pity the two responses to "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" chosen as "spotlight" reviews are both cynical and derogatory. I hope they don't deter others from reading further. Neither reviewer seemed to grasp the fact that Gary Zukav was not writing about physics: He was writing about mental mastery in the *context* of physics, going to great lengths to explain the implications of "Wu Li." The whole book, in fact, is based on five of the many representations of "Wu Li." Zukav even says in the introduction, "This is not a book about physics or eastern philosophies."

    All the same, Zukav checked his facts out with "five of the finest physicists in the world" and footnotes their comments where they "punctuate, illustrate, annotate and jab at everything in the text." What more can you want? Those physicists even allowed themselves to be named, surely professional suicide if Zukav is substantially incorrect - as some reviewers maintain. Zukav also warns the reader that knowledge in physics at the time of writing was set to progress rapidly. What was accepted then would soon be made redundant as more information arose.

    I feel really sorry for those who get no joy out of this book. I, for one, will go back to it again and again out of sheer delight. Zukav puts it this way: "Most people believe that physicists are explaining the world. Some physicists even believe that, but the Wu Li masters know they are only dancing with it."

    All I can say is that, with this book, I danced too.
    Effective Software Test Automation: Developing an Automated Software Testing Tool
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    Kanglin Li , Mengqi Wu , and Sybex
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    "If you'd like a glimpse at how the next generation is going to program, this book is a good place to start."
    —Gregory V. Wilson, Dr. Dobbs Journal (October 2004)

    Build Your Own Automated Software Testing Tool

    Whatever its claims, commercially available testing software is not automatic. Configuring it to test your product is almost as time-consuming and error-prone as purely manual testing.

    There is an alternative that makes both engineering and economic sense: building your own, truly automatic tool. Inside, you'll learn a repeatable, step-by-step approach, suitable for virtually any development environment. Code-intensive examples support the book's instruction, which includes these key topics:

    Effective Software Test Automation goes well beyond the building of your own testing tool: it also provides expert guidance on deploying it in ways that let you reap the greatest benefits: earlier detection of coding errors, a smoother, swifter development process, and final software that is as bug-free as possible. Written for programmers, testers, designers, and managers, it will improve the way your team works and the quality of its products.

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    1 out of 5 stars Can not download the example code.......2006-02-18

    I got this book, after reading into the first 6 chapters, I decided to try the sample codes. The book claims that the codes are downloadable from www.sybex.com, but when I went there, there is no download link for this book, what a disappointment! I want my money back!

    1 out of 5 stars not much of use.......2006-01-18

    If you want to learn about a few classes in .Net only you can buy this book for fun. Actually in MSDN you can almost get all the information and this is a entry level book. If you read any .net programming book for about 1 week you get all the information written in length in this book already.

    Look at the page 119 function ConvChar, he even copied everything from MSDN decoder class, even the comments! That is outrageous!

    2 out of 5 stars Reinventing the wheel? Limited and fails to Deliver.......2005-12-12

    Kanglin Li's "Effective Software Test Automation" which is subtitled as "Developing an Automated Software Testing Tool" fails to deliver what it promises to be, a solution to automated software testing.

    The core emphasis of this book is on reflection based correctness evaluation and showing a .NET implementation for this. It gives a brief introduction to commercial testing toolkits available for instance Compuware's DevPartner Studio, Parasoft's Insure++, Mercury's Interactive, Object Tester, IBM's Rational Suite, Segue S/w, Testworks as well as open source tools like Ant (not a testing tool by the way), Junit, Jprobe Cactus and HttpUnit. In the meantime, it conviniently leaves out Nunit which essentially does the same thing explained in this book and in a much better and more efficient way. Test scripts are easier to write, automate and it's open source with a VS.NET IDE plug-in.

    An optimist's note; it discusses usage of Excel automation and XML manip from from C# which provides some good code recipes with explanations. Also the early phase test scripts for test driven development / XP practices is a good overview. It's just that this is not the core purpose of the book.

    I found this book serving little purpose for developers test automation solution provision since there are several existing open source / commercial tools available in market which provide a better feature-set. However, if you are interested in learning reflection, want to extend an existing in-house testing framework for .NET, want to learn how test cases be created against assemblies etc, it might worth a read.

    5 out of 5 stars We value this book useful.......2004-08-27

    This book fits our current and future projects and provides enough material to complete our tasks. Our group likes this book because:
    1. It is easily to read. The topics are well presented and clearly defined. The examples are designed to solve problems from real world software development projects.
    2. It presents software test basics in the words of programming languages.
    3. The book introduces the test concepts and uses C# .NET as examples to develop a tool to do almost all the tedious jobs for software testing, which the other tools can not do, and the other books never mention.
    4. It explains how and why each line of code is used to achieve the software test automation instead of specific programming technologies of a language.
    5. It is not a software test dictionary (or a bible), or an inventory of available software testing tools. I don¡¯t like to read a book which degrades the works of the others.
    6. It repeats little content the other books, web pages or sources cover. The testing functions are effective and different from the available testing tools as I know of (Winrunner, Rational Test)
    7. It helps developers produce good code, helps testers conduct the test with ease, and helps managers setup a high code quality standard.
    8. Finally, it helps us to get a really and completely automated testing tool.

    3 out of 5 stars Somewhat limited.......2004-07-01

    This book is NOT generic to all types of platforms as it purports. In fact, if you are not programming in an Windows environment you will get very little from this book.

    The test tool created is only one and claims, on the jacket cover, to be a great replacement for the major vendor tools. While I agree the major tools aren't all they claim to be, neither is this one. It's limited in usage to very specific kinds of tests and is definitely not the silver bullet the jacket would have you believe. In fact, it's a similar subset to some of the vendor tools.

    There are even more areas in which the .Net platform can be used for testing. Some key areas such as debugging and tracing are missing from this text. How about the use of nUnit? What about using .Net to access databases? This is not a thorough treatment, but it's fine that it's not. It's just that it claims to be more than it is.

    After all is said and done, this book is worth buying for Windows test professionals, so that's why I give it 3 stars. I just resent being told, again and again, that someone has the "answer" to software testing. Get with it folks, software testing takes discipline and rigor and there is no way to "microwave" your project through a thorough software test process. This book does provide valuable knowledge for your Windows test project and great info on .Net to ADD to your existing test expertise.
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      Angela Falco Howard , Song Li , Hung Wu , and Hong Yang
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        5 out of 5 stars Ancient Way to keep Fit.......2006-11-10

        I find this book recommendable for both beginners and advance practitioners with or without any practical experience in Tai chi, Chi Kung ,etc. There is a wide selection of methods and techniques to choose from.
        The book gives a short description of the history of the various Methods and Techniques and informs the reader on the pupose of the exercises in enhancing health or as a preventive measure against certain ailments. The Illustrations are very clear, the presentation is well structured and the instructions are so simple and easy to follow. I really enjoy this book.

        5 out of 5 stars ancient art.......2000-12-31

        I am a fitness fanatic who has tried everything. After reading the ancient way to keep fit i have become one with my body and mind. The training is different from that which you would do at a gym it is something deeper.This book was easily read and the pictures make preforming the exercises quite easy.This is a good book for anyone who wants to feel better mentally and physicaly.
        Dancing Wu LI Masters: An Overview of the New Physics
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            Born in Japanese-occupied Taiwan, raised in the scholarly traditions of ancient China by his grandfather but forced into the Japanese educational system, Hu Taiming, the protagonist of Orphan of Asia, ultimately finds himself estranged from all three cultures. Wu's autobiographical novel, completed in 1945, is widely regarded as a classic of modern Asian literature and a groundbreaking expression of the postwar Taiwanese national consciousness. Originally written in Japanese and now translated into English for the first time, Orphan of Asia offers a powerful depiction of the political, cultural, and psychological impact of colonialism.

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            Thus begins Taiming's long journey for his rightful place. But neither in Japan, where he goes to study physics in the belief that technology represents the future, nor in mainland China, where he marries and has a daughter, does he ever come to feel at home or find his calling. Although he assiduously avoids politics, Taiming can't help being caught up in the conflicts that shaped modern East Asian history. He is accused of spying for both China and Japan after hostilities breakout between the two countries, and he witnesses the effects of Japanese imperial expansion, the horrors of war, and the sense of anger and powerlessness felt by those living under colonial rule.

            The New Chinese City: Globalization and Market Reform (Studies in Urban and Social Change)
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              Danza de los Maestros Wu Li (Conciencia Global)
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