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The term ‘software quality assurance’ rarely evokes much excitement. It is often perceived as a form of applied pedantry, lacking the challenge and creativity that is required to actually design and build a software system. In short, it is often seen as a necessary chore. Nobody wants to read and learn about necessary chores. To some, a book on quality assurance is about as enticing as a book on dish-washing.
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Walkinshaw, N. (2017). Introduction. In: Software Quality Assurance. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64822-4_1
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