Rex Black Explained

Rex Black (born July 16, 1964) is a software engineer, entrepreneur^[1] and an author in the field of software testing.^{[2] [3]} Black graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1990 with a bachelors of science in computer science and engineering. In 1983, Black started work in the software engineering field and has spent more than 20 years in software testing.^{[4] [5]}

Black is chief executive officer and founder of RBCS, Inc.^[6] Black has also taught courses in managing the testing process at the University of Texas at Austin Center for Lifelong Engineering Education^[7] and is an adjunct faculty member and course developer of business analysis and software testing curricula for Villanova University.^[8] He serves on editorial board of Software Test & Performance Magazine.^[9]

Software quality advocacy

From April 2005 to April 2009, Black served as president of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB),^{[10] [11]} an international group of 40 international boards responsible for the international qualification scheme called "ISTQB Certified Tester."^[12] Black also co-authored the ISTQB Advanced Syllabus (released in July 2007),^[13] and is vice chair of the Working Party Foundation Level ISTQB Syllabus.^[14]

From January 2005 to January 2008, Black was president of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB), a branch of the International Software Testing Qualification Board. He currently sits on the ASTQB Board of Directors.^[15]

Black served on the Program Committee and as a Session Chair for the Third World Congress on Software Quality in Munich in September 2005.^[16] He’s also presented at the 2008 World Congress on Software Quality in Maryland and the 2009-2013, Software Testing Conference (Softec09 and SoftecAsia13) in Kuala Lumpur.^{[17] [18] [19]}

Selected bibliography

Books

• Book: Black, Rex . April 2009 . Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing, 3e . Hoboken, NJ: Wiley . 978-0-470-40415-7 . registration .
• Book: Black, Rex . July 2011 . Advanced Software Testing: Volume 3 . Santa Barbara: Rocky Nook Publisher . 978-1-933952-39-0.
• Book: Black, Rex . December 2008 . Advanced Software Testing: Volume 2 . Santa Barbara: Rocky Nook Publisher . 978-1-933952-36-9.
• Book: Black, Rex . October 2008 . Advanced Software Testing: Volume 1 . Santa Barbara: Rocky Nook . 978-1-933952-19-2.
• Book: Black, Rex . January 2008 . Foundations of Software Testing . Salt Lake City: Thomson . 978-1-84480-989-9.
• Book: Black, Rex . February 2007 . Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional . New York: Wiley . 978-0-470-12790-2.
• Book: Black, Rex . August 2003 . Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect . London: Addison-Wesley . 0-201-74868-1. (Includes Indian, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese editions.)
• Book: Black, Rex . July 2002 . Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing, 2e . Hoboken, NJ: Wiley . 0-471-22398-0 .
• Book: Black, Rex . June 1999 . Managing the Testing Process, 1e, "Best Practices" series . New York: Microsoft Press . 0-7356-0584-X .

Articles

• Web site: Rex . Black . How to Develop Effective Application Test Teams . eWeek . 2012-06-11 . 2010-01-27.
• Web site: Rex . Black . Testing the Limits With Rex Black – Part I . uTest . 2012-06-11 . 2010-11-16.
• Web site: Rex . Black . Factors that Influence Test Estimation . StickyMinds . 2012-06-11 . 2010-11-16.
• Web site: Rex . Black . Measuring Confidence along the Dimensions of Test Coverage . RBCS . 2012-06-11 . 2007-05-31.

External links

• Official RBCS, Inc. homepage
• O’Reilly Media author biography
• Villanova Faculty Profile

Notes and References

1. http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/07/20/story7.html "Tech-savvy entrepreneur bolsters clients’ computing powers"
2. http://www.testingexperience.com/recommendations.html "Testing Experience Magazine"
3. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Advanced-Software-Testing/Rex-Black/e/9781933952192 "Advance Software Testing"
4. http://www.compaid.com/caiinternet/ezine/rexblackinterview.pdf "Focus on Rex Black, Expert Software Test Practitioner & Author: A CAI State of the Practice Interview"
5. http://www.vietnamesetestingboard.org/zbxe/?document_srl=269673 "OTN Interview with Rex Black: Automation, ISTQB certification & Industry Trends"
6. http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?ObjectId=12144&Function=DETAILBROWSE&ObjectType=MAGAZINE&sqry=%2AZ%28SM%29%2AJ%28MIXED%29%2AR%28relevance%29%2AK%28simplesite%29%2AF%28for+small+steps+for+testers%29%2A&sidx=0&sopp=10&sitewide.asp?sid=1&sqry=%2AZ%28S "The Right Stuff: Four Small Steps for Testers, One Giant Leap for Risk Mitigation"
7. http://lifelong.engr.utexas.edu/shortcourse.cfm?course_num=775 Center for Lifelong Engineering Education
8. http://www.villanovau.com/online-business-analysis/ Business Analysis Staff & Faculty
9. http://www.stpcollaborative.com/users/162-rex-black Software Test and Performance Collaborative
10. http://stpcollaborative.com/knowledge/272-were-all-part-of-the-story “We’re all part of the story”
11. http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.3061 Interview with Rex Black
12. http://www.tassq.org/quarterly/docs/tassq_magazine-0609.pdf "Quality Software and Testing, Good and Practical Ideas for Testers"
13. http://www.istqb.org/downloads/syllabi/CTAL_Syllabus_V_2007.pdf Certified Tester Advanced Level Syllabus
14. http://www.istqb.org/Working_Party_Foundation_Level.htm Working Party Foundation Level
15. http://www.astqb.org/press-room/board.php Board of Directors
16. http://www.juse.or.jp/software/pdf/18SPCT/3wcsq_program_2005_low.pdf Third World Congress on Software Quality Program
17. http://www.asq.org/conferences/wcsq/pdf/2008-brochure.pdf 2008 World Congress for Software Quality brochure
18. http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=F9D0C51F-17A4-0F78-31F2405294BF4369 "Malaysia to become regional software testing hub: SOFTEC09"
19. Web site: Softec Asia 2013.