Book Review: Software Testing With Generative AI

Target Audience

The recommended audience, according to the Manning site:

About the reader: For developers, testers and quality engineers.

While this is accurate, I’d expand on it a bit. The book seems particularly valuable for junior to intermediate-level practitioners who aren’t yet completely comfortable with LLMs and prompt engineering. Those already well-versed in Generative AI might find some sections less beneficial.

The book assumes no prior AI knowledge - concepts are explained from the ground up, which most readers will appreciate. However, you should have some basic software development or testing experience to get the most value from it. While Winteringham does explain testing concepts throughout, I feel that having that foundation will help you better equipped to apply insights shared in the book.