The 5 common Software Test Automation mistakes
Olli Kulkki
Bughunter and Quality Assurance Specialist in Tech | Skilled in Cross-Disciplinary Projects | Expert in FinTech, Telecom, Media | Focused on Long-term Client Satisfaction & Team Innovation
Software quality is the intent that guarantees the delivery of your promises. Testing is an act that helps us understand how something really works. Automation is the process of reducing the manual work required to complete a task.
Mistake 1.?Your Test Automation project does not have the correct stakeholders. You miss communicating its importance and don’t get and use the right decisions to support it. The feedback loop to achieve the required results does not exist.
Mistake 2. Your Test Automation is created in isolation. Keep always in mind CI/CD activities.
Mistake 3. You think UI is your only Automation interface. Software should be automatically, programmatically checked where and when possible, on all levels.
Mistake 4. You think that Test Automation is not programming. Automation code needs to be planned, verified, documented and maintained.
Mistake 5. You try to Automate everything. Automation does not replace all other testing activities.?Creative thinking, analysis and problem solving is required.
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2 年The list of excepts could go on and on. That's actually one of the things a lot of leaders asking for automation should understand. All the 'excepts' make the automation more expensive to create and maintain. Simplicity is the key to success.
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2 年Great piece! I'm currently learning unit testing automation and these tips will be so much helpful ??