Code Driven UI Testing
A key benefit of the MVVM pattern is that it allows you to unit test an app without needing to display its UI. Sometimes, however, you may want to verify the behavior of the UI by emulating user interaction. This can be achieved using coded UI tests.
The advantage of coded UI tests is that they provide your app with a test environment that is closer to the real world; they allow you to simulate the tapping of buttons or entering of text while the app is running.
The downside of coded UI tests is that they are tightly coupled to the user interface, which is often the most likely thing to change over time. If the UI is modified, it can mean having to rewrite your coded UI tests.
Coded UI tests can be performed with the UTF ...
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