Websites

The Internet has a wealth of material on software testing. You could always do a search for "software testing" or "software test," but here's a list of popular websites dedicated to software testing and software bugs that will get you started:

• BugNet (www.bugnet.com) publicizes bugs found in commercial software and points you to the appropriate fixes.

• Software Testing Hotlist (www.io.com/~wazmo/qa) lists dozens of pointers to software testingrelated websites and articles.

• Software Testing Online Resources (www.mtsu.edu/~storm) is the self-proclaimed "nexus of Software Testing Online Resources…designed to be a 'first-stop' on the Web for software testing researchers and practitioners."

• QA Forums (www.qaforums.com) provide ongoing discussions of software testing, automated testing, test management, test tools, and many other topics.

• Sticky Minds (www.stickyminds.com) is the online version of the Better Software magazine. Its tagline is "brain food for building better software."

• Security Focus (www.securityfocus.com) touts itself as "the most comprehensive and trusted source of security information on the Internet. SecurityFocus is a vendor-neutral site that provides objective, timely and comprehensive security information to all members of the security community, from end users, security hobbyists and network administrators to security consultants, IT Managers, CIOs and CSOs."

• The newsgroup comp.software.testing and its FAQ (frequently asked questions) document at www.faqs.org/faqs/software-eng/testing-faq provide lots of ongoing discussions by testers and test managers regarding tools, techniques, and projects.

• The newsgroup comp.risks describes and analyzes recent software failures.