Best Practices in Test Automation

Now you might know a thing or two about #testautomation, why else would you be here? But what entails the process of test automation? Like there must be some essence to it, right? Some necessary practices that you should keep in mind. In this article, we will go through some of the best practices in test automation.

For those of you who don't know,

Test automation is the process of automating the testing process of a product.

Every software product has to be tested for errors or bugs before they are pushed live. And it takes a long time for a group of testers to do it manually. So the automation process reduces the time to finish the debugging/testing process and complete the deliverable as early as possible. If you want to know more about the benefits of test automation, you can read our article on The benefits of test automation here.

Best practices to follow

If you wish to go forward with the automated testing process, these are some of the practices you should keep in mind:

• Decide which tests to automate

You can’t possibly automate all the test processes. Some of them have to be done by human judgment. So it is beneficial to narrow down the processes which will benefit from being automated.

• Be clear of uncertainties

The whole aim of automation is to get accurate results consistently in a short amount of time. So to achieve this result, one has to remove uncertainties that exist in regression packs. So it's better to have sufficient test planning before running any tests.

• Choose a suitable test automation approach

Choosing the right automation process is important to build a robust and maintainable automation test case. The 5 different kinds of automation frameworks are modular-based, linear, library architecture, data-driven, and hybrid frameworks. And like software development, automation processes also require the same consistency.

• Choosing the right tools

Automation testing solely depends on the kind of #tools used. Before zeroing in on specific software, you have to consider the nature of the software, programmer experience, and if the software is open source or not.

Test automation can only help with on-time delivery when it's implemented through the use of certain practices. Ideally, automation should enable you to increase accuracy, reduce time and improve delivery time and efficiency.

4Labs Technologies can help you to follow these practices to the dot. With more than enough product experience in the industry, we can help you set up your test automation processes flawlessly.

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