Agile Testing by Lisa Crispin Janet Gregory & Janet Gregory

Author:Lisa Crispin,Janet Gregory & Janet Gregory
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pearson Education Limited (US titles)
Published: 2009-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

Manual Processes Are Error Prone

Manual testing gets repetitive, especially if you’re following scripted tests, and manual tests get boring very quickly. It’s way too easy to make mistakes and overlook even simple bugs. Steps and even entire tests will be skipped. If the team’s facing a tight deadline, there’s a temptation to cut corners, and the result is a missed problem.

Because manual testing is slow, you might still be testing at midnight on the last day of the iteration. How many bugs will you notice then?

Automated builds, deployment, version control, and monitoring also go a long way toward mitigating risk and making your development process more consistent. Automating these scripted tests eliminate the possibility of errors, because each test is done exactly the same way every time.

The adage of “build once, deploy to many” is a tester’s dream come true. Automation of the build and deploy processes allow you to know exactly what you are testing on any given environment.

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