tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9378394.post-14753454566136831332008-06-09T12:52:00.004-04:002008-06-09T14:11:20.066-04:00<a href="http://www.cast2008.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/images/Attend_CAST_144x173.gif" alt="Attend CAST" width="144" height="173" longdesc="http://www.cast2008.org" align="right" hspace="4px"/></a>On July 15, in Toronto, Gerald M. Weinberg will keynote at the 2008 CAST Conference, sponsored by the Association for Software Testing. The conference runs from July 14 to 16.<br /><br />The keynote, <a href="http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/drupal/cast2008/Program/Keynotes#weinberg" target="_blank">"Lessons from the Past to Carry into the Future,"</a> will review progress toward creating a true software testing profession.<br /><br />As Dorset House readers know, Jerry speaks from the unique perspective of having established the very first separate software testing group -- in 1958, 50 years ago -- to aid in producing life-critical software for Project Mercury. <br /><br />Dorset House will exhibit at the conference in support of Jerry's forthcoming book on testing, <a href="http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/perf.html"><b>Perfect Software -- And Other Illusions About Testing</b></a>. <br /><br />(Order early to save 20% -- visit <br /><a href="http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/perf.html">http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/perf.html</a>.) <br /><br />Read more about CAST 2008: <a href="http://www.cast2008.org">http://www.cast2008.org</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9378394-1475345456613683133?l=www.dorsethouse.com%2Finside'/></div>Dorset House Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223650383956632571noreply@blogger.com0