Software Testing Automation: Benefits Scream Time to Ditch Manual Methods

A huge benefit of software testing automation is saving money.

Manually repeating these tests is costly and time consuming.?Once created, automated tests can be run over and over again at no additional cost and they are much faster than manual tests.?

In fact, automated testing software can reduce the time to run repetitive tests from days to hours.

Additionally, automated software testing can increase the depth and scope of tests to help improve software quality. Lengthy tests that are often avoided during manual testing can be run unattended. They can even be?run on multiple computers?with different configurations.

Experts contend that software testing automation allows a profound look inside an application allowing the visualization of memory contents, data tables, file contents, and even internal program states to determine if the product is operating correctly.

Essentially, software testing automation is capable of easily executing thousands of different complex test cases during every test run providing coverage that is impossible with manual tests.

And one other advantage may be the most important to organizations: Software testing automation improves accuracy.

Even the most conscientious tester will make mistakes during monotonous manual testing. Automated tests perform the same steps precisely every time they are executed and never forget to record detailed results.

Testers freed from repetitive manual tests have more time to create new automated software tests and deal with complex features.

There are three major steps to test automation: prepare, take action, report results. In the final step a test automation system will record and report results. These results may come in a number of different formats and may even create problem tickets or bugs in a work tracking system.?

Want to learn more? Tonex offers Software Testing Automation Workshop, a 2-day course where participants learn the fundamentals of software testing and its importance in the development lifecycle.

Participants will also master various automation testing tools and frameworks for efficient test case execution as well as gain proficiency in writing and maintaining automation scripts for different applications.

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