Relevant Codes winner announced: Congrats Laxmi!
Our new book “QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged” is in its final stages of publications and will hit the bookshelves in start of October mostly. We wanted to give everyone a fair opportunity to win a free copy of this new book.
How do I become eligible for the contest?
To participate in this contest you can do any of the following:
- Share & Like us on our Facebook page & comment on what are you expecting from this book.
- Tweet your expectations from the book.
1 copy will also be given to a lucky person who submits their feedback (in the comments section of this post) here.
Note: Each of the above items will be considered a separate entry and hence will increase your chance of winning this contest. Maximum 1 free copy per person.
When will the contest end?
The contest will be closed on the day the book is released. The current target is to release the book in 1st week of October.
When will the winners be announced?
Winners will be announced within a week after the book release. The current target is to release the book in 1st week of October. The number of winners will be disclosed on the day of the book release.
Note: The pre-ordering for the book will be opened few weeks before the release, stay tuned through various channels to hear for our updates.
About “QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged” Book
QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged is a one of a kind, incredibly in-depth book that covers concepts surrounding HP QuickTest’s Test Objects. Descriptive Programming Unplugged is the outcome of more than 3 years of R&D and real-time implementation of concepts in small to large Test Automation projects.
Written by Anshoo Arora and Tarun Lalwani – 2 of the recognized seasoned experts, this book covers topics of all expertise levels and is aimed to (and will) change the way people how think about and use QTP. It covers topics such as:
- CSS and XPath Selectors/Locators
- Web Extensibility
- Visual Relational Identifiers, and emulating them using DP
- HTML DOM
- Localization and Internationalization Design Techniques
- Testing Web Services
- Object Identification in depth
- Detailed chapters on both Object Repository and Descriptive Programming
- Writing QTP test-code in .NET and much more…
About Authors
Tarun Lalwani – is a Test Automation and Solutions Architect and the author of the two most widely read books on QTP, ‘QuickTest Professional Unplugged’ and ‘And I Thought I knew QTP!’. He has worked on various automated testing projects, utilizing technologies such as VBScript, VB6, VB.Net, C#.NET, Excel and Outlook Macros and is the Founder of KnowledgeInbox, a company focused on the research and design of Automation products, as well as providing Test Automation services and consultation.
Tarun was awarded with the ‘Best Feedback Award’ by HP for QTP 11 Beta testing and his book ‘QuickTest Professional Unplugged’ was named the Best Automation Book in the 2nd ATI Automation Honors awards. A regular contributor on AdvancedQTP and SQA forums, Tarun’s work has been showcased on several websites, including Relevant Codes and AdvancedQTP.
In Dec 2011, HP invited Tarun to its R&D center in Israel for a 4 day conference. The conference was aimed on taking his feedback on various aspects of QTP & BPT. This was the first time ever HP had invited any user from outside of Israel for feedback. The invitation highlights HP’s interest in getting user community also involved for enhancing their tools.
Tarun can be contacted at KnowledgeInbox or LinkedIn.
Anshoo Arora is an author, Test Architect and software developer, best known for his Test Automation website, www.RelevantCodes.com. Anshoo is continuously researching to find better ways of working with QTP, simplifying automation maintenance and creating extensible test suites/frameworks. Apart from QTP, he also works with Quality Center, LoadRunner, .NET programming, Selenium WebDriver, TestComplete and Web Technologies. Anshoo is a regular contributor at AdvancedQTP and SQAForums and is also the Technical Editor and Reviewer of QuickTest’s first conceptual book, ‘And I thought I knew QTP!’
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Winners of the QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged contest have been shortlisted. We have sent messages to all the winners and awaiting for their responses. We will share the details of the same very soon on our website. Congratulations to all the Winners! Wish everyone a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali!!!
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Tarun and I did the final draw and “Laxmi Narasimha Murthy” turned out to be the winner at Relevant Codes! Congratulations Laxmi.
For everybody who participated, don’t lose faith. There is another draw that will name 5 lucky winners (will be announced soon!).
We will be announcing the winners shortly. We had huge set of entries and we will choose 5 winners from KnowledgeInbox and 1 from RelevantCodes
Anshoo, When we will get information of the winners…is it already announced or is in progress ??
Hi Anshu, Need to have the first copy of the book. Really excited to book the first copy as I am expecting huge information of DP from this book…!!!!
Anshoo,
Are the winners announced?
The INDIA pre-booking is now open. Please use below link to place your order and get 25% discount on pre-bookings
http://knowledgeinbox.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=11
Please inform once you start pre-bookings for QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged
Sandhya: Pre-bookings for US are now over but you can order the book via KnowledgeInbox or Amazon.com. Indian customers can now pre-order their books (starting today) directly from KnowledgeInbox at 25% discount.
More info here: http://relevantcodes.com/qtp-descriptive-programming-unplugged-book-preview-news/
Fully expect this book to be excellent.
Hi Anshoo..
When is the book release? You mentioned that, it will be release by 1st week of October
Umadevi: The book is already on sale via KnowledgeInbox and Amazon.com in the US. We have started pre-orders for our Indian customers today and they will be good through early December after which the book will be available at retail price.
Wonderful coverage of topics . Eagerly waiting for the book release.All the very best
Thanks everyone. We are only a few more days away from the launch, when we will also be announcing the winners. Thanks to everyone who has participated so far – I appreciate your feedback and support.
Lookiing forward to read the book!
This Book looks awesome as we can see from it’s table of contents. It covers many topics which are not given in much details on internet.
Looking forward to get this one as well… :)
Kudos to Anshoo & Tarun for this splendid effort to help the automation community.
Thanks
Shalabh Dixit
Tarun/Anshoo,
Congratulations! Tarun and Anshoo, Look forward to the book.
hi,
this will be a big bang, with great help too.
Hi, Really days are going and excitement is increasing for us who are really QTP coders.
Waiting earnestly to explore and learn new things in Object Identification and Descriptive programming..!!!
This is most awaiting book. Now ansoo and tarun both are working together to creating idea for batter automation testing technique..and developing this book “QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged”.
I am waiting for this book.
Once more Thanks Ansoo.
Cheers
Vimal
I’m waiting for the book. Front cover rocks…
The Expectations were high as two masters who are great on there own and the combitnation of them brought us a masterpiece called as ‘QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged’. Its another repository to the QTP community to help not only the novice users but also a guide for experianced QTP developers.
Hi Anshu….I am expecting a lot on DP…basically for Web testing scenarios..And if there is any Coding related to Siebel testing…would be grateful
Thank you for the comments everyone. We have a few more days remaining in this contest and the book release which is now in final review with the reviewers.
I want this book to have it in my hand at the earliest.Can’t wait more as expecting lot to learn about QTP 11
HI,
cover the topics with explaining the topics in the way they are design to overcome the problem and how to use the topic in real time scenario’s
All the best Guys, Eagerly looking for this book. Hope this books rocks….
Hi Anshoo & Tarun,
Good to know that book on DP is going to release. QTP is just like ocean what ever we know is just a drop in the ocean.will love to explore the ocean with the help of this new book.This book will sure be part of my dictionary.Thanks a lot for helping us to Know QTP Indepth
All The Best
Hi Tarun and Anshoo,
Congrats to both of them for endeavor achievement.
I want to explore more on the QTP topics which you have mention.
Please add more practical scenarios in the end as a sample and add chapters related to framework designing in details.
Waiting for this book :)
Hi, Tarun and Anshoo,
First would like to convey my best wishes for your upcoming book “QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged”. The topics covered are up-to -the minute and aligned with new technical challenges,a automation tester face in day today life. Your book gives that strength. I have both the versions of “QTP Unplugged ” and is eagerly waiting to add the third book to my library.
I Liked this topics-
Testing Web Services
Web Extensibility
Creating Reserved Objects
Working with QTP XML OR
XPath
Visual Relation Identifiers using HTML DOM
Waiting to see whats in there ………………….
I like your list. I am looking forward to the chapter on Cross-Browser testing.
Eagerly waiting for hands-on :)
Hi Team,
A very nice initiative to come up with.
Being a intermediate-level QTP based automation engineer. This book indeed will help me learn a lot and implement it in my project.
Wish a lol to both Tarun and Anshoo.
It is really a good news to hear about a book on descriptive programming. I expect this book will help the readers to reach a next level in their QTP skills. Wish a best of luck to both Tarun and Anshoo.
Congratulations to both of you, Tarun and Anshoo.
I am expecting really a very good stuff out of this book which is been written by two renowned Indian authors of automation testing. I have been reading your blogs/forums for such a long time and indeed, have learnt a lot.
Wish you both very good luck!!
Hi Anshoo,
It is really a happy news that another dimension of QTP i.e. descriptive programming is going to come out from the much acclaimed authors.I learnt a lot from both of you by your sites (<> by Tarun and Relevant Codes by Anshoo)when i am put in an automation project where the situation forced me to learn everything by myself.It is all possible with the information rendered in your site with a clear example.I wish that both of you should continue your services for the benefit of many people like me.
Hope to gain in depth knowledge and unknown things of DP.
After 15 years of WR and QTP usage, DP is still mysterious. Sometimes the index property is needed. sometimes it gets in the way. I’m curious to know more about the inner workings of DP.
I’m eagerly waiting for “QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged” to learn indepth and unknown things of DP.
This Book will definitely shows the area for un conventional Testing. Keep it up
I am very much excited about this book “QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged” and surely it would be more helpful to have exposure in DP.
The book should give hidden details and clear concepts which are not properly documented in the QTP help.
The way the book “I thought I Knew QTP” clears doubts of Object repository and Object identification, in same ways this book should bring out more secrets of DP.
Thanks Anshoo!!
Thank you everyone for your best wishes! Also remember to make a post on Twitter and Facebook to increase your chances of winning.
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Vijay, the comment from your IP address was the first one and because it included a link, Akismet marked it as spam. I just approved it (see below).
Hi,
Good to know that you and Tarun are releasing a new book(that is awesome because 2 of the renowned names in the Automation industry have joined hands for a book) and because of this the audience of this book will get best of knowledge and taste of best strategies followed by both of you.
I am eagerly waiting for this book and wish some of the stuff to be included in this book as is is purely based on Descriptive Programming Approach
Some things that can be done be done by following Descriptive Programming Approach and cannot by following OR approach
Way to decipher information provided in MSDN (if there is any)
Thanks,
Vijay Gupta
http://learn2automate.wordpress.com
im sure this book will again give us tremendous knowledge on QTP..u guys will rock ..again..
A depth of knowledge is about to be come and which cannot be seen in any other page around the world.We call it to be as QTP Descriptive Programming Unplugged.
Waiting on the shore for the wave of this ocean to arrive.
The mother of all Descriptive Programming books. Really looking forward to an advanced book in qtp and say bye bye to Object Repository. Yeah winning the contest would be equally exciting hehe
All the best to Tarun and Anshoo
Good work guys I hope you do well with it. I’m looking forward to this especially the chapters on HTML DOM, XPath and .net,
Dave.