The document summarizes the author's experience with test automation over the past 15+ years, from 1999 to present. It describes the evolution of test automation from (1) record and playback tools, which had maintenance issues, to (2) data-driven test automation and reuse of generic functions to reduce maintenance, but challenges remained. The author then developed (3) a generic, technology-independent test automation framework at a large insurance company project to further improve maintenance and reuse across systems.
I have written article for TEsting Experience magizine. It\'s about who and why should write automated tests and why writing is different than maintenance
Manual testing interview question by INFOTECHPravinsinh
The document provides answers to various questions related to manual software testing practices. It discusses key concepts like priority and severity levels of defects, examples of high severity low priority defects. It also covers the basis for test case review, contents of requirements documents, differences between web and client-server application testing, defect life cycle, and techniques for test plan preparation. The document is a guide for manual testers that aims to enhance their understanding of software testing concepts and best practices.
The document discusses GUI-based test automation. It provides an overview of test automation, explaining what it is and why organizations implement it. Some key benefits mentioned include finding more bugs, performing nightly regression tests, and shortening test periods. It also cautions that test automation requires careful planning and realistic goals to be effective. Metrics for measuring the success of test automation implementations are presented, and an example company's test automation system is evaluated based on factors like maintainability, efficiency, and flexibility.
Test-Driven Development is about approaching software development from a test perspective and knowing how to use the tools (e.g. JUnit, Mockito) to effectively write tests.
Source code examples @...
https://github.com/codeprimate-software/test-driven-development
Creating testing tools to support developmentChema del Barco
This is a presentation I made for the Kraków Java User Group on test automation and how to solve the challenges around it to make it really useful for development teams. It contains some examples of how we are doing it at Akamai's Web department, and some based on my own experience.
Software testing
Developers Belief on Software Testing
Developers Responsibility for testing
Test writing methods
State based testing
Behavioural/interaction based testing
Writing a Testable Code
Flaw 1 - Constructor does Real Work
Flaw 2 - API lies about it's real dependencies
Flaw 3 - Brittle Global State & Singletons
Testing Frameworks and tools for Java...
Mockito and PowerMock...
Testing Models
Stubs Based Testing Model
Mocked Objects Based Testing Model
JUit 4.+ and TestNG
https://www.adroitlogic.com
https://developer.adroitlogic.com
The document discusses various options for testing Oracle ADF applications, including:
1. JDeveloper primarily offers testing of the model layer using JUnit and Ant for automating test runs.
2. Other tools that can be used to test ADF applications at different levels include FitNesse, StrutsTestCase, ServletUnit, XMLUnit, Cactus, HttpUnit, HtmlUnit, and Selenium IDE.
3. Demos are planned to show testing model components with JUnit, running JUnit tests with Ant, and performing end-to-end testing with tools like HttpUnit and Cactus.
The document discusses Google Test, an open source unit testing framework for C++ that can also be used for testing C code, providing an overview of its features and how to implement unit tests using common patterns like test fixtures, assertions, and death tests to validate expected failures. It also covers best practices for writing effective unit tests, including keeping tests independent, focused, and fast-running.
I have written article for TEsting Experience magizine. It\'s about who and why should write automated tests and why writing is different than maintenance
Manual testing interview question by INFOTECHPravinsinh
The document provides answers to various questions related to manual software testing practices. It discusses key concepts like priority and severity levels of defects, examples of high severity low priority defects. It also covers the basis for test case review, contents of requirements documents, differences between web and client-server application testing, defect life cycle, and techniques for test plan preparation. The document is a guide for manual testers that aims to enhance their understanding of software testing concepts and best practices.
The document discusses GUI-based test automation. It provides an overview of test automation, explaining what it is and why organizations implement it. Some key benefits mentioned include finding more bugs, performing nightly regression tests, and shortening test periods. It also cautions that test automation requires careful planning and realistic goals to be effective. Metrics for measuring the success of test automation implementations are presented, and an example company's test automation system is evaluated based on factors like maintainability, efficiency, and flexibility.
Test-Driven Development is about approaching software development from a test perspective and knowing how to use the tools (e.g. JUnit, Mockito) to effectively write tests.
Source code examples @...
https://github.com/codeprimate-software/test-driven-development
Creating testing tools to support developmentChema del Barco
This is a presentation I made for the Kraków Java User Group on test automation and how to solve the challenges around it to make it really useful for development teams. It contains some examples of how we are doing it at Akamai's Web department, and some based on my own experience.
Software testing
Developers Belief on Software Testing
Developers Responsibility for testing
Test writing methods
State based testing
Behavioural/interaction based testing
Writing a Testable Code
Flaw 1 - Constructor does Real Work
Flaw 2 - API lies about it's real dependencies
Flaw 3 - Brittle Global State & Singletons
Testing Frameworks and tools for Java...
Mockito and PowerMock...
Testing Models
Stubs Based Testing Model
Mocked Objects Based Testing Model
JUit 4.+ and TestNG
https://www.adroitlogic.com
https://developer.adroitlogic.com
The document discusses various options for testing Oracle ADF applications, including:
1. JDeveloper primarily offers testing of the model layer using JUnit and Ant for automating test runs.
2. Other tools that can be used to test ADF applications at different levels include FitNesse, StrutsTestCase, ServletUnit, XMLUnit, Cactus, HttpUnit, HtmlUnit, and Selenium IDE.
3. Demos are planned to show testing model components with JUnit, running JUnit tests with Ant, and performing end-to-end testing with tools like HttpUnit and Cactus.
The document discusses Google Test, an open source unit testing framework for C++ that can also be used for testing C code, providing an overview of its features and how to implement unit tests using common patterns like test fixtures, assertions, and death tests to validate expected failures. It also covers best practices for writing effective unit tests, including keeping tests independent, focused, and fast-running.
This document provides an overview of test-driven development (TDD). It discusses what TDD is, how the TDD process works through iterations of writing tests first then code, and the benefits it provides like increased confidence in changes and documentation of requirements. The document covers TDD basics like the red-green-refactor cycle and challenges in unit testing like dependencies. It emphasizes focusing on writing tests before code and not designing code in your head first. The document also compares mocking frameworks and argues the benefits of commercial frameworks like Typemock Isolator.
Automation testing: how tools are important?MD ISLAM
Automation testing tools are important for automating repetitive tasks and regression testing to save time and costs. However, 100% automation is not possible and manual testing is still needed as humans can detect more problems and cope with complexity. When planning for automation, early consideration in test plans is important so development teams can ensure testable code and tools are selected before projects start. Both automated and manual testing are necessary, with automation best for narrow test scopes and manual testing dealing with complex and adaptive scenarios.
The document discusses unit testing and its benefits and limitations. It notes that while tests provide confidence that code works as intended, they cannot prevent all problems. The Boeing 737 MAX crashes are discussed as an example of issues despite passing tests due to sensor problems. Proper unit testing involves automated, repeatable, and continuous testing of isolated units with mocked dependencies. Test-driven development and design can lead to more testable and maintainable code, but tests also have costs and limitations.
Engaging IV&V Testing Services for Agile ProjectsRavi Kumar
This document discusses agile testing and the role of testers in agile development. It covers topics like the value testers provide, Brian Marick's test categories, challenges with agile testing and strategies to address them, and the role of automation and continuous integration. Key points emphasized are that testers are not obsolete in agile and need to adapt to new ways of testing, defining acceptance criteria, collaborating with developers, automating tests, and providing frequent feedback to the team.
The document discusses various aspects of unit testing including definitions, benefits, naming standards, and best practices. It provides definitions for terms like error, defect, failure. It outlines the benefits of unit testing like finding bugs early, enabling code refactoring. It discusses what should be tested like boundaries, error conditions. It also provides examples of good test names and guidelines for structuring and naming unit tests.
Development)
- Define test strategy and approach
- Estimate test effort and schedule
- Identify risks and contingencies
- Define test environment
- Select tools and techniques
- Estimate test completion criteria
- Produce test plan document
Test planning involves:
- Defining the overall test strategy and approach
- Estimating the test effort and schedule
- Identifying risks and contingencies
- Defining the test environment requirements
- Selecting tools and techniques
- Estimating test completion criteria
- Producing the test plan document
The key outputs of test planning are:
- Test strategy and approach
- Test effort and schedule estimates
- Risks and contingencies plan
- Test environment
It's about how to involve unit-testing into an existing application.
Unit-testing is never easy to be approached, there's some experience about how to begin within it.
Software testing ... who’s responsible is it?Manjula03809891
Software testing is one of the most important phases in the software development life cycle. It is used to identify defects and errors made during development to ensure customer satisfaction and reliability. Both developers and QA teams should contribute to improving test coverage, although many developers believe testing is solely the responsibility of QA. To facilitate effective testing, developers should write unit tests, ensure code is testable, and avoid global state and singletons.
Lightening Talk I gave at Inaka in April 2014.
I was in charge of investigating test-driven development for our iOS mobile team. Since I realized it was such a big concept, after having gathered enough information and having played with it enough, I decided to introduce my fellows on the topic by presenting it in a formal talk with slides. The aim was teaching them a different way of developing, which, for us, at that moment, was completely new and controversial.
When develpment met test(shift left testing)SangIn Choung
Sharing my thoughts and cases about co-work with test and developemnt. Two big approaches.
One is Engineering approach (
1. Early testing education
2. Test design
3. Test code guide
4. Pair-testing, programming
5. Test-Automation),
Second is Strategic activities (
1. Test Strategy/Plan
2. Test analysis/report)
Also, I wanted to mention tester's various career paths.
Thank you.
View webinar: http://www.eurostarconferences.com/community/member/webinar-archive/webinar-72-big-testing
Large-scale testing projects can stress many of the testing practices we have gotten used to over the years. This can result in less than optimal outcomes. A number of ideas and concepts have therefore emerged to support industrial-strength testing of big and complex projects. In this excerpt from a larger workshop Hans Buwalda shares experiences and the strategies he and his colleagues have used for testing on large projects, both in Europe and the US. Learn how to design tests specifically for automation and how to successfully incorporate keyword testing. See how to obtain more stable automation, what benefits and issues are of virtualization, and what to expect of global outsourcing. The information presented is based on nineteen years of experience with testing and test automation including projects that have tests executing continuously for many weeks on dozens of machines.
Changes in programmer tools' infrastructurePVS-Studio
The article describes some observations concerning changes in the infrastructure of tools used by programmers in everyday work. First of all, these changes are related to the release of Visual Studio 2010.
Changes in programmer tools' infrastructureAndrey Karpov
The article describes some observations concerning changes in the infrastructure of tools used by programmers in everyday work. First of all, these changes are related to the release of Visual Studio 2010.
Testing Experience - Evolution of Test Automation FrameworksŁukasz Morawski
Implementing automated tests is something that everybody wants to do. If you ask
any tester, test automation is their aim. And while it may be the golden target, very
few testers take pains to assess the required knowledge, under the illusion that a
programming language or expensive tool will suffice to cope with all problems likely
to arise. This is not true. Writing good automated tests is much harder than that,
requiring knowledge this article will make clear
This document provides an overview of test-driven development (TDD) in Python. It describes the TDD process, which involves writing a test case that fails, then writing production code to pass that test, and refactoring the code. An example TDD cycle is demonstrated using the FizzBuzz problem. Unit testing in Python using the unittest framework is also explained. Benefits of TDD like improved code quality and safer refactoring are mentioned. Further reading on TDD and testing concepts from authors like Uncle Bob Martin and Kent Beck is recommended.
This document discusses test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD). It explains that TDD focuses on writing unit tests before code, while BDD focuses on testing user behaviors and acceptance criteria. BDD uses user stories and scenarios to describe what a feature should do at a high level before writing tests and code. The document provides an example of a user story for uploading a video, along with scenarios to test the behavior. It emphasizes that both developers and product owners should collaborate on writing acceptance criteria in the form of scenarios to validate stories.
Open Source Test Workshop for QA Testers, Developers, IT ManagersClever Moe
A live meet-up of QA testers, software developers, and IT managers needing to surface performance bottlenecks and functional issues in Web applications, Rich Internet Applications (RIA, using Flex, Flax, Ajax,) BPM, and SOA.
Comrads Solutions is a marketing automation company based in Amsterdam that has over 10 years of experience. They provide various web-based marketing solutions including digital asset management, workflow management, order management, and webtop publishing. Their solutions help clients realize marketing priorities, reduce costs, shorten time to market, and ensure brand consistency. They have proven success with large clients across various industries.
The pyramid approach to testtool selectionBernd Beersma
The document describes a pyramid approach for selecting an automated testing tool that involves 4 phases: 1) creating a long list of potential tools, 2) shortening the list to the top candidates, 3) conducting proofs of concept with top candidates, and 4) piloting the top one or two tools. Each phase involves defining requirements, evaluating tools, and ensuring stakeholder involvement before moving to the next phase. The goal is to select the best fitting tool through a structured process.
Automated regression testing can improve quality and reduce testing time compared to manual regression testing. However, many organizations struggle to implement automated regression testing successfully. Common pitfalls include high maintenance of automated test scripts when the system under test changes, poor quality of automated test scripts if manual test cases are simply translated to scripts without redesign, and lack of a structured process and test automation framework. The article recommends selecting the right person for automating tests, choosing tools carefully, taking a generic approach to interacting with any application regardless of technology, designing test cases as logical business flows, creating reusable interaction functions, and building in error handling and reporting capabilities.
This document provides an overview of test-driven development (TDD). It discusses what TDD is, how the TDD process works through iterations of writing tests first then code, and the benefits it provides like increased confidence in changes and documentation of requirements. The document covers TDD basics like the red-green-refactor cycle and challenges in unit testing like dependencies. It emphasizes focusing on writing tests before code and not designing code in your head first. The document also compares mocking frameworks and argues the benefits of commercial frameworks like Typemock Isolator.
Automation testing: how tools are important?MD ISLAM
Automation testing tools are important for automating repetitive tasks and regression testing to save time and costs. However, 100% automation is not possible and manual testing is still needed as humans can detect more problems and cope with complexity. When planning for automation, early consideration in test plans is important so development teams can ensure testable code and tools are selected before projects start. Both automated and manual testing are necessary, with automation best for narrow test scopes and manual testing dealing with complex and adaptive scenarios.
The document discusses unit testing and its benefits and limitations. It notes that while tests provide confidence that code works as intended, they cannot prevent all problems. The Boeing 737 MAX crashes are discussed as an example of issues despite passing tests due to sensor problems. Proper unit testing involves automated, repeatable, and continuous testing of isolated units with mocked dependencies. Test-driven development and design can lead to more testable and maintainable code, but tests also have costs and limitations.
Engaging IV&V Testing Services for Agile ProjectsRavi Kumar
This document discusses agile testing and the role of testers in agile development. It covers topics like the value testers provide, Brian Marick's test categories, challenges with agile testing and strategies to address them, and the role of automation and continuous integration. Key points emphasized are that testers are not obsolete in agile and need to adapt to new ways of testing, defining acceptance criteria, collaborating with developers, automating tests, and providing frequent feedback to the team.
The document discusses various aspects of unit testing including definitions, benefits, naming standards, and best practices. It provides definitions for terms like error, defect, failure. It outlines the benefits of unit testing like finding bugs early, enabling code refactoring. It discusses what should be tested like boundaries, error conditions. It also provides examples of good test names and guidelines for structuring and naming unit tests.
Development)
- Define test strategy and approach
- Estimate test effort and schedule
- Identify risks and contingencies
- Define test environment
- Select tools and techniques
- Estimate test completion criteria
- Produce test plan document
Test planning involves:
- Defining the overall test strategy and approach
- Estimating the test effort and schedule
- Identifying risks and contingencies
- Defining the test environment requirements
- Selecting tools and techniques
- Estimating test completion criteria
- Producing the test plan document
The key outputs of test planning are:
- Test strategy and approach
- Test effort and schedule estimates
- Risks and contingencies plan
- Test environment
It's about how to involve unit-testing into an existing application.
Unit-testing is never easy to be approached, there's some experience about how to begin within it.
Software testing ... who’s responsible is it?Manjula03809891
Software testing is one of the most important phases in the software development life cycle. It is used to identify defects and errors made during development to ensure customer satisfaction and reliability. Both developers and QA teams should contribute to improving test coverage, although many developers believe testing is solely the responsibility of QA. To facilitate effective testing, developers should write unit tests, ensure code is testable, and avoid global state and singletons.
Lightening Talk I gave at Inaka in April 2014.
I was in charge of investigating test-driven development for our iOS mobile team. Since I realized it was such a big concept, after having gathered enough information and having played with it enough, I decided to introduce my fellows on the topic by presenting it in a formal talk with slides. The aim was teaching them a different way of developing, which, for us, at that moment, was completely new and controversial.
When develpment met test(shift left testing)SangIn Choung
Sharing my thoughts and cases about co-work with test and developemnt. Two big approaches.
One is Engineering approach (
1. Early testing education
2. Test design
3. Test code guide
4. Pair-testing, programming
5. Test-Automation),
Second is Strategic activities (
1. Test Strategy/Plan
2. Test analysis/report)
Also, I wanted to mention tester's various career paths.
Thank you.
View webinar: http://www.eurostarconferences.com/community/member/webinar-archive/webinar-72-big-testing
Large-scale testing projects can stress many of the testing practices we have gotten used to over the years. This can result in less than optimal outcomes. A number of ideas and concepts have therefore emerged to support industrial-strength testing of big and complex projects. In this excerpt from a larger workshop Hans Buwalda shares experiences and the strategies he and his colleagues have used for testing on large projects, both in Europe and the US. Learn how to design tests specifically for automation and how to successfully incorporate keyword testing. See how to obtain more stable automation, what benefits and issues are of virtualization, and what to expect of global outsourcing. The information presented is based on nineteen years of experience with testing and test automation including projects that have tests executing continuously for many weeks on dozens of machines.
Changes in programmer tools' infrastructurePVS-Studio
The article describes some observations concerning changes in the infrastructure of tools used by programmers in everyday work. First of all, these changes are related to the release of Visual Studio 2010.
Changes in programmer tools' infrastructureAndrey Karpov
The article describes some observations concerning changes in the infrastructure of tools used by programmers in everyday work. First of all, these changes are related to the release of Visual Studio 2010.
Testing Experience - Evolution of Test Automation FrameworksŁukasz Morawski
Implementing automated tests is something that everybody wants to do. If you ask
any tester, test automation is their aim. And while it may be the golden target, very
few testers take pains to assess the required knowledge, under the illusion that a
programming language or expensive tool will suffice to cope with all problems likely
to arise. This is not true. Writing good automated tests is much harder than that,
requiring knowledge this article will make clear
This document provides an overview of test-driven development (TDD) in Python. It describes the TDD process, which involves writing a test case that fails, then writing production code to pass that test, and refactoring the code. An example TDD cycle is demonstrated using the FizzBuzz problem. Unit testing in Python using the unittest framework is also explained. Benefits of TDD like improved code quality and safer refactoring are mentioned. Further reading on TDD and testing concepts from authors like Uncle Bob Martin and Kent Beck is recommended.
This document discusses test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD). It explains that TDD focuses on writing unit tests before code, while BDD focuses on testing user behaviors and acceptance criteria. BDD uses user stories and scenarios to describe what a feature should do at a high level before writing tests and code. The document provides an example of a user story for uploading a video, along with scenarios to test the behavior. It emphasizes that both developers and product owners should collaborate on writing acceptance criteria in the form of scenarios to validate stories.
Open Source Test Workshop for QA Testers, Developers, IT ManagersClever Moe
A live meet-up of QA testers, software developers, and IT managers needing to surface performance bottlenecks and functional issues in Web applications, Rich Internet Applications (RIA, using Flex, Flax, Ajax,) BPM, and SOA.
Comrads Solutions is a marketing automation company based in Amsterdam that has over 10 years of experience. They provide various web-based marketing solutions including digital asset management, workflow management, order management, and webtop publishing. Their solutions help clients realize marketing priorities, reduce costs, shorten time to market, and ensure brand consistency. They have proven success with large clients across various industries.
The pyramid approach to testtool selectionBernd Beersma
The document describes a pyramid approach for selecting an automated testing tool that involves 4 phases: 1) creating a long list of potential tools, 2) shortening the list to the top candidates, 3) conducting proofs of concept with top candidates, and 4) piloting the top one or two tools. Each phase involves defining requirements, evaluating tools, and ensuring stakeholder involvement before moving to the next phase. The goal is to select the best fitting tool through a structured process.
Automated regression testing can improve quality and reduce testing time compared to manual regression testing. However, many organizations struggle to implement automated regression testing successfully. Common pitfalls include high maintenance of automated test scripts when the system under test changes, poor quality of automated test scripts if manual test cases are simply translated to scripts without redesign, and lack of a structured process and test automation framework. The article recommends selecting the right person for automating tests, choosing tools carefully, taking a generic approach to interacting with any application regardless of technology, designing test cases as logical business flows, creating reusable interaction functions, and building in error handling and reporting capabilities.
The tester is dead, long live the tester. A vision on the tester by Beersma &...Bernd Beersma
This is the presentation of Bernd Beersma(@bbeersma) & Erik Bits(@erikbits) created for the Belgium Testing Days. It's a vision on the changing profession of the tester by 2020.
The document discusses setting up an Agile Support Center (ASC) for test and maintenance. It outlines three main reasons for establishing an ASC:
1. To enable reuse of knowledge and testware across teams through centralized management.
2. To facilitate flexible resourcing by efficiently using available testing time through approaches like insourcing, outsourcing, and hybrid models.
3. To provide a single point of communication for coordinating testing activities between the ASC and Scrum teams via techniques such as standardized ticket workflows and periodic planning adjustments.
My presentation for the Belgium Testing Days 2013 and the TestKit conference 2012. This presentation is on how a structured approach can help you to choose and implement a test tool in a successful way
Setting up an Agile Support Center ExpoQA 2014 Bernd Beersma and Erik BitsBernd Beersma
Ever wondered how you can support your Agile and Maintenance teams with testing? Especially test automation and testing of the non functionals? Have a look at our presentation. For information bernd(@)2b4qa.nl
Mario J. Novoa Filmmaker Internet Marketing Strategist @mariojnovoaMario J. Novoa
This document provides testimonials and recommendations for Mario J. Novoa from past colleagues and clients. It describes Mario as a seasoned professional with strong skills in filmmaking, project management, and team leadership. Prior colleagues note his attention to detail, positive attitude, and ability to get jobs done on time and to a high standard. Clients found him easy to work with and praised the quality of his work in areas like editing, sound recording, and project coordination. Overall, the recommendations portray Mario as a dedicated, skilled, and collaborative professional in the film and media industries.
The document describes plans to transform Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman into a world-class waterfront destination. Key points include:
- Port Sultan Qaboos will be converted from a commercial port into an integrated tourist port, enhancing the historical area of Muttrah.
- The development will include a mix of attractions, activities, public spaces, hotels, residences, and retail to create a vibrant community and destination for tourists and locals.
- Investors will have opportunities to partner with the Omani government on developing different zones within the waterfront project.
The document discusses automation testing and provides several key points:
- Automation testing uses tools to write and execute test cases to test an application across its entire lifecycle in a more efficient and effective manner than manual testing.
- Areas suitable for automation include login/registration forms, fields with high user volumes, GUI elements, and database connections. Automation also helps test new releases for regressions.
- Choosing the right automation tool is important. Popular tools mentioned include Selenium, QTP, and others. Factors like programming knowledge, costs, and testability should be considered before adopting automation.
- Automation is best for regression testing, load/performance testing, and frequently changing areas, but
In the software testing arena a perennial debate has raged between proponents of Test Automation vs Manual Testing. In our experience, the two are complementary; used together they form a more effective test strategy.
With Webomates CQ we have developed a service that incorporates the benefits of AI into a TAAS ( Testing As a Service). To hear more about WebomatesCQ schedule a demo here.
This document discusses automation in software testing. It begins by explaining that manual testing is done by a human executing test steps, while automation testing uses a tool to execute test cases, enter test data, compare results, and generate reports. Automating test suites allows them to be re-run without human intervention. The goal of automation is not to eliminate manual testing, but to reduce the number of manually run test cases. Automation testing is important because manual testing of all scenarios is time-consuming, automation can run tests unattended, and increases test coverage and speed. Successful automation requires the right tool, process, and team. Common automation tools discussed are QTP, Selenium, Rational Robot, TestComplete, and Watir. The
Kanoah Tests is a test management tool that integrates seamlessly with JIRA. It allows coordinating all test management activities like planning, authoring, execution, and reporting from within JIRA. Users praise Kanoah Tests for its simple and elegant solution compared to other plugins, and for the responsive customer service. The tool provides features like test case authoring at the story level, test planning and execution, test importing, and a REST API for test automation. It offers benefits like centralized test management, end-to-end traceability, and real-time insights into testing progress through built-in reports.
Software Testing: History, Trends, Perspectives - a Brief OverviewSoftheme
In this presentation you can learn about different types of software testing, new technologies and methodologies. It contains an overview of software testing perspectives.
Automated softwaretestingmagazine april2013drewz lin
The document provides information about the April 2013 issue of the Automated Testing Institute's Automated Software Testing Magazine. The issue focuses on test automation approaches for "fast-paced environments" where testers have little time for automation and work with non-standard systems. It features articles about a team's transition from waterfall to agile development and the use of developer tools, challenges of test automation on embedded systems, and fitting test automation into agile development when it is not the only task. It also provides information on authors, events, trends seen in the ATI Automation Honors awards, and new mobile open source testing tools that were recognized in the awards.
It will describe about Automation in Testing and The necessary of automation tool while automation of software.It describes various famous Automation tools
Testing is a major part of the Application Development Life Cycle (ADLC). It helps in eliminating the defects and issues early from the product and helps in delivering quality products to the end users.
Continuous Integration testing based on Selenium and HudsonZbyszek Mockun
Open source tools in continuous integration environment, article describe who to use Selenium and Hudson to achieve CI testing.
Article has been written for Testing Experience magazine
Open Source tools in Continuous Integration environment (case study for agil...suwalki24.pl
Article wrote for Testing Experience magazine, publicated in December 2010.
The aim of this article is to share our experience in building and
managing Continuous Integration environments on the basis of
open-source tools like Hudson and Selenium. In this article we
will concentrate on testing purposes, suggest just few improvements
and describe our experience with using open-source tools.
The main idea is to present how to use automated tests reasonably
by minimizing the time spent on them while optimizing the
benefits that automated tests give us.
There is no doubt about the importance of automated frameworks in the Agile environment and as part of the day-to-day testing process. These are some insights to guide any automation project.
Why Automation Fails—in Theory and PracticeTechWell
Testers face common challenges in automation. Unfortunately, these challenges often lead to subsequent failures. Jim Trentadue explains a variety of automation perceptions and myths―the perception that a significant increase in time and people is needed to implement automation; the myth that, once automation is achieved, testers will not be needed; the myth that scripted automation will serve all the testing needs for an application; the perception that developers and testers can add automation to a project without additional time, resources, or training; the belief that anyone can implement automation. The testing organization must ramp up quickly on the test automation process and the prep-work analysis that needs to be done including when to start, how to structure the tests, and what system to start with. Learn how to respond to these common challenges by developing a solid business case for increased automation adoption by engaging manual testers in the testing organization, being technology agnostic, and stabilizing test scripts regardless of applications changes.
JUnit is an open source Unit Testing Framework for JAVA. It is useful for Java Developers to write and run repeatable tests. Erich Gamma and Kent Beck initially develop it. It is an instance of xUnit architecture. As the name implies, it is used for Unit Testing of a small chunk of code.
The document discusses predictions for the future of testing and QA. It predicts that test automation will significantly increase from 31% currently to become a major part of the QA process. It also predicts that testing responsibilities will move earlier in the development cycle, with more testing by developers and end users. Requirements testing will also improve with automation and new technologies that provide 100% test coverage and automatically generate test cases.
The document discusses predictions for the future of testing and QA. It predicts that test automation will significantly increase from 31% currently to become a major part of the QA process. It also predicts that testing responsibilities will move earlier in the development cycle, with more testing by developers and end users. Requirements testing will also improve with automation and new technologies that provide 100% test coverage and automatically generate test cases.
implementing_ai_for_improved_performance_testing_the_key_to_success.pptxsarah david
Experience a revolution in software testing with our AI-driven Performance Testing solutions at Cuneiform Consulting. In a world dominated by technological advancements, implementing AI is the key to unlocking unparalleled software performance. Boost your applications with speed, scalability, and responsiveness, ensuring a seamless user experience. Cuneiform Consulting leads the way in reshaping quality assurance, adhering to the predictions of the World Quality Report for AI's significant role in the next decade. Join us to stay ahead, save costs with constant AI-powered testing, and explore the boundless possibilities of AI/ML development services. Contact us now for a future-proof digital transformation!
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Automated GUI testing can help companies reduce costs by automating repetitive testing tasks, freeing up manual testers to focus on more complex scenarios. While out-of-the-box automation solutions seem appealing, they often rely on fragile approaches like screen coordinates and require customization. Truly effective automation requires developing a custom framework using programming skills. This involves ongoing collaboration between developers and testers to ensure objects are properly identifiable. Automation can validate interfaces and field requirements but cannot replace manual testing for exploring unexpected scenarios. Effective test planning and defining the workload are also important for successful automation.
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2. The Future of
Automated
Testing
by Bernd Beersma
A Silver Bullet?
The future of testing? Where will we go with testing? Since my
main focus is on test automation, this article will describe my vi- In 2001 I started at the Computer Management Group (CMG) in
sion on the future of automated testing. the Netherlands as a software tester, adopting the TestFrame™
method as the method for designing test cases. During my first
To understand where the future in automated testing will be, we weeks at CMG I followed courses on test case design and, auto-
first have to understand where it was. So let’s go back to the fu- mated testing with a record and playback tool from a well-known
ture… tool vendor. I learned how to use the record and playback tool to
automate test cases. After that first encounter I rapidly got ac-
We will take a walk down memory lane, and we will do so follow- quainted with other automated testing tools in the field of record
ing my experiences with test automation from 1999 until now. and playback. All of you that were interested can figure out which
tools I used at that moment. Those tools were similar to each oth-
First Contact
er and could create test cases in a quick and easy to understand
I first came in contact with testing and test automation during an way, generating a large number of test cases. But was this the
internship at a hard and software production company in 1999. I silver bullet? No it wasn’t, and the future was not even close at
was on this project for creating a web based interface for config- this moment.
uring a Sun Solaris system which was the beating heart of a com-
The First Generation, Record and Playback
plex hardware solution. Developed in Perl I created this interface,
but being a software engineer I believed that everything I created The so called first generation of automated test tools consisted of
was working fine. One day during lunch I talked to two of the Java record and playback tools. This basically worked like a VCR (ok, for
developers and they told me I should test my just developed soft- our younger professionals a DVD or HDD recorder). A tester needs
ware, so I could verify if it worked as requested. They introduced to record his or her actions on the system under test (SUT). The
me to a software testing method from The American Department recording tool will record this and create an automated test script
of Defense (DOD) and showed me how I could use this to test my of those actions. After this session, the tester can play back this
software. Ok, now, I wouldn’t think about testing my own soft- just created script and the tool will interact with the SUT simulat-
ware, but at that moment it was the best I could do, because there ing the tester and the actions of this tester.
were no testers in the company.
The biggest problem was the maintenance issue. Because of the
So I tested and tested my software, setting up a test plan, creating static scripts created with the record and playback tools, changes
test cases etc. and of course found some defects. During another in the system under test or even test data challenged the test
lunch I asked the Java developers how they use testing as part of automation engineers. This meant changing the automated test
their development process. They said they had to run thousands scripts which is okay for one script, but what if the login sequence
and thousands of tests for their embedded software, but they did for your thousand plus test cases needed changing, or new ob-
it automatically. They programmed their test cases within the jects in your SUT are created and they are mandatory? At that mo-
embedded software and executed these test cases time and time ment you needed to adapt your automated test scripts to these
again, guaranteeing the software worked correct and as request- new situations, creating a lot of work for the test automation
ed. This was my first contact with automated testing, automated engineers.
unit testing.
So, what was the future for us, the test automation engineers?
After that internship I decided that testing would be a part of my Because this time consuming test automation certainly was not
life. Finishing my BA in Software Engineering I always used the the best solution for test automation.
DOD standard to test my software. Although it still was manually,
it was more testing than most of my fellow students did.
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3. The Second Generation, Data Driven Test Automation The Second Generation, a Generic Technology Independent Test
Automation Framework
As I learned in my next assignment for CMG at a government or-
ganization in the Netherlands, the solution was data driven test After leaving this project I was convinced this was the approach
automation. This basically meant that you take your test data for test automation. And so I used this framework and approach
out of your automated test scripts and place it outside your tool. for many years at several projects and customers until I started a
This could be an Excel, a CSV or even a plain text file. Storing your project at a big insurance company.
test data outside of your tool meant easier maintenance on your
test data and faster creation of additional test cases. For the test Becoming the lead automation engineer I was responsible for
automation engineers this meant less maintenance on test data, setting up test automation on a large scale and I was convicted
but still the maintenance problem was the biggest challenge for we (me and my colleagues) could improve the framework we had
successful test automation. That’s why the data driven approach been using for years and years. This led me to introducing an ap-
wasn’t the future of test automation, we were getting ahead, but proach which I described in my previous article in Testing Experi-
still had a long way to go. ence 14, Improving automated regression testing.
The Second Generation, the Reuse of Generic Functions
This approach is based on Generic Test Automation and Generic
In addition to this data driven approach, the logical next step was Test Case Design and is technology independent. This basically
to create functions of repeatable or generic parts of your test au- means that it doesn’t matter which system or application you
tomation software. The project I worked on did both and it was want to test. Interacting with the SUT is always the same, because
based on the action or keyword principle of TestFrame. it doesn’t matter if the screen you need to fill out is an HTML ap-
plication or an SAP screen. If we look at the business logic, the
Let’s take a closer look at creating generic functions as part of path we need to test is described as:
test automation. I mentioned earlier the login sequence needed
A. Search for the book “Implementing Automated Software
in a lot of test scripts. This login function is a good example of a Testing” by Elfriede Dustin (Screen A)
test step which can easily be transformed to a generic function.
If you transform this recorded login sequence into this function B. Place the book in your shopping cart (Screen B)
(Function Login(User, Password)), it means that you can use this C. Go to the check out (Screen C)
newly created function everywhere a login is needed, just refer to
D. Review your order (Screen D)
Login(Bernd, Bernd77) and it works with the credentials you send
to the function. Slashing maintenance, because if something E. Confirm your order ( Screen D)
changes in this function, we only need to change the function
and the login will work again for all the test steps where it is used. So these are five steps on a business level, but only four steps on a
technical level, screen A until screen D, but more importantly, they
Again, one step closer to the future, but we aren’t there yet. are all screens; screens with different objects, different checks
and different actions, but still screens.
The Second Generation, the Use of Action Words
Back to the action words: An action word describes an action on As we have been building generic functions for objects like an HT-
your system like “Enter field Name” in combination with the val- MLEditbox or an SAPTextField and putting them into libraries for
ue “Bernd” or “Press button” with the value ”Enter”. These action years, the next step in test automation took shape. Because the
words correspond with a function in your automated test script only difference between HTMLEditBox “Name” and HTMLEditBox
library and are executed on your SUT. “Address” is the technical information needed to steer this object
in the SUT. So our libraries where full of functions to steer differ-
So these generic functions of action words soon led to a test au- ent applications and environments. The only thing that was left
tomation framework which was used to create automated test to do was to identify the technical information and put this in
scripts more easily. The testers would create their test cases in an external file, in our case an XML File. This could easily be done
Excel and the test automation engineers registered those ac- by the automated testing tools we used at that time, commercial
tion words in their framework; this resulted in a big decrease in tools from big vendors or open source tools. For a further detailed
maintenance. However, this still wasn’t ideal and we needed to description of this framework, I would like to refer to my previous
improve our framework. This resulted in so called functional ac- article.
tion words. Again one step closer to the future, but still not there.
I believe this Generic Test Automation framework is a good ap-
The Second Generation, the Use of Functional Action Words
proach for test automation, and stands between the second gen-
The functional action words were action words which consisted eration of test automation and the future. It brings back mainte-
of a static part “Fill Screen Personal Information” combined with nance to a minimum and lets testers create test cases in a logical
all arguments used to fill this screen like “name” and “address” and easy to understand way, but still, you need test automation
with the corresponding input values and often an action to per- engineers with technical knowledge and programming skills.
form “press next”. So now a tester did not have to use multiple And these are not skills every tester possesses of even wants to
action words to fill in a screen, but could use the action word “Fill possess.
Screen XXX”. Again this led to a decrease in maintenance and test
The Next Generation
cases were also easier to create. If we speak of generations of test
automation, I believe this was the second generation of test au- This leads us to the future of test automation and what does it
tomation, record and develop test automation. However, we still look like? So I have been around test automation for several years,
use the same tools as before, only we use them in another way, so I worked for a large Dutch test company, a worldwide tool vendor
this is still not the future of test automation. and now a smaller Dutch test company. I had my share of tools
and still come across new tools very often. So where is the future?
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4. I think it’s in different areas like scriptless automation, user
friendliness, standardized integration between tools and the > biography
mindset of combining different tools to fit your needs.
Bernd Beersma
First of all, I see new, upcoming and promising tool vendors with is competence leader test au-
tomation and senior test con-
an innovative approach on test automation. The new approach
sultant with Squerist. He has
is scriptless automation, so functional testers can set up auto- over 9 years experience with
mated test cases without the technical knowledge or the need for different forms of test auto-
programming skills. Tools that are born from the need to create mation and performance test-
an approach by which testers can setup test automation in a sim- ing for different companies.
ple and logical way. I like to use the phrase “Created by testers for Bernd holds a bachelor de-
testers”. And I believe there will be more and more vendors who gree in software engineering
will try to go this way. and became acquainted with
software testing during this
period.
Another thing I hear very often is that automated test tools are
During his numerous customer assignments Bernd creat-
too complex. The majority of testers would like a test tool that is ed different frameworks and solutions for test automation
easy to use, adaptive and comes with a low learning curve, so they with a broad variety of tools. These different approaches
won’t need months of tool training to get started using this tool. led to creating a generic approach for test automation.
So in the future we need tools that have these characteristics. As a result of his knowledge about test automation, he also
gives advice on how to implement test automation and
Furthermore, what the future of test automation needs is stand- does workshops and trainings.
ardized tool integration. Why is it that every vendor creates its Bernd is a member of the TestNet Test Automation work-
own interface for test cases, defects, requirements etc.? It would group and co-initiator of the Test Automation Day.
His goal is to keep on learning and thus improving his skills
be easier if we could use tool A for requirement management,
on test automation.
tool B for automated test execution and tool C for defect man-
agement because these are the best tools for the job. Also when
we decide to use another tool, it’s a pity we need to migrate our
automated test scripts, because they cannot be used by this new
tool. Ok, I must admit a lot of closed source products do interact
on a minor scale with each other. One vendor has developed a
platform on which we can use closed source, open source or even
homebrew. But still, there is a long way to go.
Finally, the future of test automation needs the mindset to use
multiple test tools and not wait for the silver bullet, because it
won’t come. I came across a lot of projects and customers who
still think there is one single test automation solution to solve
all their problems. I am sorry, but there simply isn’t. I believe you
need to choose the tool which best fits your problem or needs. If
you are a web developer and need to run an automated test each
daily build, maybe an open source webtest tool is the tool for you.
If you are a functional tester on an SAP system, you may want to
set up your automated regression test with a commercial tool.
This is not only applicable for test automation tools, but also for
other tools which support your test process like defect manage-
ment or requirement management.
Looking back, we came far from the early days of test automation,
but there is still a long way to go to use test automation on a wide
scale. And we as testers take part in creating this way, together
with tool vendors, open source communities, and automation
enthusiasts.
So, my final conclusion on the future of test automation:
The future of test automation is now, and you’re in it…
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