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Lessons Learned in Automated Testing

Lessons Learned in Automated Testing. About Me. Testing Team Leader QSuper Limited Web Master Watir Open Source Project watir.com. “There are good practices in context, but there are no best practices”. Lessons Learned in Software Testing (2004).

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Lessons Learned in Automated Testing

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  1. Lessons Learned inAutomated Testing

  2. About Me Testing Team Leader QSuper Limited Web Master Watir Open Source Project watir.com

  3. “There are good practices in context,but there are no best practices” Lessons Learned inSoftware Testing(2004)

  4. know your context.it defineswhatautomatedtesting is,what valueit can add

  5. automated high value, high risk things.not easy things. how? →

  6. design tests before automating, butkeep automation in mind.

  7. automating your regression testing often delivers great valueeach manual regression test costs $$$regression tests are repeatable across iterations

  8. quick wins give you breathing space to develop a good solution

  9. often you need to test through the GUI,so live with itbut...

  10. ...cater for change, be able to automate new GUIs, APIs, DBs

  11. always cater for negative testing

  12. go shallow & wide,then deep & narrow,then deep & wide

  13. alwaysversion control your automated tests

  14. you're not perfectwe all need to get along

  15. share your knowledge

  16. cheersalister.scott@gmail.comwatirmelon.com

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