Software Engineering

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Test Automation

CHAPTER COVERAGE

1.  Introduction

2.  Expectations from Test Automation

3.  Limitations of Automation

4.  Automation Strategy

5.  Automation Frameworks

6.  Automation Metrics

21.1  INTRODUCTION

Test Automation is one of the sought after areas in software testing. In the current world, where there is a great necessity to do things faster, it is an expected and also a good practice for a tester to understand automation. All applications under test may not be automated from testing perspective, the automation may not be feasible in some cases, but the tester must analyze and confirm. This chapter highlights some of the key principles of test automation and a tester’s approach to it. Many enthusiastic clients buy these automation ...