How would you describe your current testing processes? Are they manual, automated, or a combination of both? Over the last few years, more organizations have been adding test automation into the mix, and it’s easy to see why. Adil Mohammed, founder and CEO of Virtuoso, shares seven key benefits of AI-driven test automation.
Manual testing can take hours and make continuous development difficult unless you have access to unlimited resources. Accuracy is also an issue – testers are only human and can easily miss small changes. Software testing is subject to error in organizations that rely solely on manual testing and often presents a bottleneck.
The Limits to Test Automation
Many businesses are now combining automation with manual testing in order to speed up the process. Teams can carry out test cycles faster by automating repeated test cases, leaving the manual limited to defining the case, reviewing outputs, and carrying out a final quality assurance (QA) overview. However, test automation is never a case of ‘set and forget.’ Each test environment must be set up manually, requiring significant resources from the outset. Then, if the tests meet dynamic or unusual data, problems can occur that need humans to fix. The speed benefits of automation can therefore be canceled out by the time taken to investigate and resolve issues that arise.
Testing User Interfaces (UIs) using a coded automation approach comes with further challenges. For example, the test may not pick up on a button that’s changed color or on overlapping UI elements. Although automation has improved the process considerably, coded tests still rely on a complex setup, consistent maintenance, and a team of human testers to verify and fix. There is also a limit to how many tests can run, with this number reducing even further when tests need to operate cross-browser.
Continue reading: https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/guest-article/benefits-of-ai-driven-test-automation/
Manual testing can take hours and make continuous development difficult unless you have access to unlimited resources. Accuracy is also an issue – testers are only human and can easily miss small changes. Software testing is subject to error in organizations that rely solely on manual testing and often presents a bottleneck.
The Limits to Test Automation
Many businesses are now combining automation with manual testing in order to speed up the process. Teams can carry out test cycles faster by automating repeated test cases, leaving the manual limited to defining the case, reviewing outputs, and carrying out a final quality assurance (QA) overview. However, test automation is never a case of ‘set and forget.’ Each test environment must be set up manually, requiring significant resources from the outset. Then, if the tests meet dynamic or unusual data, problems can occur that need humans to fix. The speed benefits of automation can therefore be canceled out by the time taken to investigate and resolve issues that arise.
Testing User Interfaces (UIs) using a coded automation approach comes with further challenges. For example, the test may not pick up on a button that’s changed color or on overlapping UI elements. Although automation has improved the process considerably, coded tests still rely on a complex setup, consistent maintenance, and a team of human testers to verify and fix. There is also a limit to how many tests can run, with this number reducing even further when tests need to operate cross-browser.
Continue reading: https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/guest-article/benefits-of-ai-driven-test-automation/
