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Executive Summary It shows up like this. The programmers make a change. At some point, the tests run, and there are a series of failures. The testers review the failures, and as it turns out, some large number of them were caused by the change. Others are “flakiness,” something wrong

A few years ago, it was popular for companies to create “suites” that were really just a bunch of small tools, purchased, and bundled together. Often the technology did not interoperate. Many of those companies are no longer in business, or else they have been purchased by a MegaCorp. None

Executive Summary Record and Play tools are a popular way to get into test automation as quick to start and with little training. Their long-term success rate, and real impact on delivery cost and quality, are more debatable. We find the tools work best with small, stable user interfaces and

Automated Testing has become an essential activity within any modern software development practice. In agile methodology, software is released on a regular basis to stay ahead of competitors. To release software frequently and reliably, one must rely on an automated build system, which minimizes human error and speeds up the

There is a misconception in the software industry that open source software is free. While it is true that many test automation tools (Selenium, Cucumber, Katalan, etc.) are freely available, these tools are not without cost to the end user. These tools merely provide mechanisms to drive browsers, organize test

Two of the most common challenges QAs face in an agile team, is keeping up with the developers to automate new functionality, and the other is to have decent technical skills to be able to write good automation code. Majority of test automation engineers, including myself, are fond of being very