An Insider's Look at Microsoft's Software Testing

An inside look at how Microsoft tests their code. For testing ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Web Developer, they have ~105,000 test cases and ~505,000 functional test scenarios covered. Their team has approximately 1.4 testers for every 1 developer. Why? Because, They take quality pretty seriously at Microsoft, and because they have a lot of very hard requirements that necessitate careful planning and work to ensure high quality.