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Types of Automation Testing and Their Misconceptions

Automation testing has become one of the most adopted techniques in the software testing process, it helps to accelerate go-to-market launch while providing enough bandwidth for the testers to work on finding critical test cases. However, I have seen it happen in multiple organizations that the higher-ups often hesitate to implement automation testing for their projects, only due to some misconceptions. You would even find fellow testers questioning around the ROI in test automation over the forums related to automation testing. Is it worth the effort?

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Plan Your Software Testing Life Cycle for Total Coverage

Make a plan.
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Preparation turns big problems into little ones, and it turns bug problems into little sprints.

When viewed from afar—as a single, monolithic step in your overall software development process—testing an entire application can seem overwhelming. How do you properly account for every potential execution, for every combination of platform, purpose, and user? Or for every practical real-world contingency?

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New Technology, New Tools…New Automation Strategies?

Automation is one component of improving team performance. Automating repetitive manual tasks gives team members time to solve other problems and come up with innovations that help the business. Automated regression tests give teams fast feedback and let them add new capabilities to their product without fear of breaking anything.

Back in the 90s we had rudimentary automated test tools and dreamed of bigger solutions, tools that not only test system behavior, but also: