Test Automation Fundamentals
by Manfred Baumgartner, Thomas Steirer, Marc-Florian Wendland, Stefan Gwihs, Julian Hartner, Richard Seidl
Preface
“Automatically better through test automation!?”
One hundred percent test coverage, a four-hundred percent increase in efficiency, significantly reduced risk, faster time to market, and robust quality—these were, and still are, the promises made by test automation; or rather by those who make their living with test automation tools and consulting services. Since the publication of our first book on the subject in 2011, test automation has been on the to-do list of almost all companies that produce or implement software. However, the promised and expected goals are rarely achieved. In fact, there is a significant discrepancy between the potential achievements presented in the tool vendors” glossy brochures and the uncertainty in many ...
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