James Marcus Bach Explained

James Marcus Bach (born) is an American software tester, author,[1] [2] trainer, and consultant.

Career

In his autobiography, Bach wrote that he worked as a software testing manager for Apple and Borland after dropping out of high school. He also programmed Apple II and Commodore 64 ports of various titles for Spinnaker Software.

Since 1999, he has worked as independent consultant[3] based in Eastsound, Washington. As a witness in the 2001 United States v. Microsoft Corp. antitrust case, Bach testified that Microsoft could indeed unbundle Internet Explorer from Windows.[4] [5] [6]

Bach is a proponent of exploratory testing and the context-driven school of software testing and is credited with developing session-based testing.[7] He was a member of the board of directors of the Association for Software Testing.[8] Lessons Learned in Software Testing, a book he co-authored, has been cited over 130 times according to Google Scholar, and several of his articles have been cited dozens of times[9] including his work on heuristics for testing[10] and on the Capability Maturity Model.[11] He has written numerous articles for Computer.[12] [13]

He is an advisor to the Lifeboat Foundation as a computing expert. They credit him with developing the General Functionality and Stability Test Procedure for Microsoft, part of the Designed for Windows program.[14]

Personal life

Bach is the son of the author Richard Bach and Bach's first wife, Bette Jeanne Franks, and is the brother of Jonathan Bach, who is also a software tester.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bach, James Marcus . Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: How Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion Can Lead to a Lifetime of Success . Scribner . 2009 . 978-1439109083 . registration . Academic Student Record 1980–81 Gr. 9… . Internet Archive Book Reader.
  2. Book: Cem . Kaner . Cem Kaner . James . Bach . Bret . Pettichord . Lessons Learned in Software Testing . Wiley . 2001 . 0471081124.
  3. Web site: Elizabeth Kohl . January 26, 2009 . James Bach - Satisfice, Inc . January 19, 2012 . Satisfice.com.
  4. Web site: Thibodeau . Patrick . May 8, 2002 . Did Microsoft Foes Craft Antitrust Penalties? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120124164328/http://www.pcworld.com/article/98964/did_microsoft_foes_craft_antitrust_penalties.html . January 24, 2012 . January 19, 2012 . PCWorld . mdy-all.
  5. News: Hopper . D. Ian . May 7, 2002 . Judge in Microsoft case shows interest in penalty proposal . The Seattle Times .
  6. Web site: States missed a break in Microsoft trial - CNET News . January 19, 2012 . News.cnet.com.
  7. Web site: Use Session-Based Testing to Structure Exploratory Testing . TechWell . February 26, 2013 . September 10, 2013.
  8. Web site: Board of Directors . Associationforsoftwaretesting.org . January 19, 2012.
  9. Web site: author:"james bach" - Google Scholar . Scholar.google.ca . January 19, 2012.
  10. James Bach, Heuristic risk-based testing, Software Testing and Quality Engineering Magazine 11, 1999
  11. James Bach, The Immaturity of the CMM, American Programmer 7, 1994
  12. James Bach, Good enough quality: beyond the buzzword, IEEE Computer 30 (8), pages 96-98, 2002
  13. James Bach, A framework for good enough testing, IEEE Computer 31 (10), pages 124-126, 2002
  14. Web site: Lifeboat Foundation Bios: James Bach . January 19, 2012 . Lifeboat.com.
  15. Web site: December 17, 2012 . Five Testing Questions with James Bach - QA Intelligence . March 3, 2017 . qablog.practitest.com.

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