This blog briefly discusses the relationship between Test automation and Agile Test Quadrants. Test automation is generally defined as “the use of special software (separate from the software being tested) to control the execution of tests and the comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes.” Agile Test Quadrants (introduced by Brian [...]
Though automation testing does not look a very lucrative or a viable option first hand due to the costs involved with regards to setting up the environment or the tools themselves – in the long run, its benefits surely surpass the initial hiccups. That said, like there’s a method [...]
In today’s competitive business environment, enterprises and organizations need to assess the best way to implement test automation for their different projects. This has created an awareness regarding the value that automated software testing can bring. A properly established test automation methodology brings in predictability, repeatability, and agility, and thereby [...]
Geb is a Web automation framework using Groovy. It is basically a wrapper over Selenium and provides lots of functionalities making the job of test automation easy and quicker. In this post we talk about Geb & Spock (Groovy) automation framework based on our deep experience in implementing test [...]
Automated testing tools are expected to make things faster and easier for IT companies. There is a common belief that automated testing will contribute to the software quality and make things easier for the programmers. However, the reality is that 64% of the time, automated testing or pre-scripted tests [...]
[Tweet “About 60% of customers will look elsewhere if they can’t find what they need on a mobile website right away, and about 35% say that they will switch to a competitor’s app after a bad app experience”] Let’s face it – Mobile Apps have invaded our lives. Anything and [...]
What is Scriptless testing? If your answer is that it is a form of testing that does not involve any code and can be performed by a non-technical person any time, then you definitely need to read this blog. Scriptless testing serves to reduce the time required for creating automated [...]
The worldwide cloud computing market is expected to grow at a 36% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), reaching a market size of $19.5 billion by 2016. Given this rapid growth in cloud computing, can cloud based software test automation tools be far behind? Cloud based test automation tools bring several [...]
Twist is a test automation tool from ThoughtWorks that creates and maintains test automation suites in an Agile environment. Let us dig deeper into various features Twist provides and discover the approach from the perspective of a test automation engineer. TWISTing Eclipse Twist allows you to create tests in form of [...]
