Free open-source automation frameworks are not actually zero cost. Their costs are just hidden out of sight. And we still have to pay somehow. This article discusses the merits of BUILD versus BUY when it comes to picking your Automation Framework.
1. Cypress Made Bold Trade-off Bold trade-offs show the strength, and confidence of a product team. They eliminate ambiguity and help the team laser-focus on what’s most important. But making trade-offs is easier said than done. Most product teams avoid or worse, defer making trade-offs because like all other human beings, we’re afraid to be […]
There are several interesting web app automation scenarios that we can improve using AI: Increase test execution stability (self-healing automation) by letting AI to automatically locate web elements when the primary locators fail. This feature already appears in some cutting-edge automation tools like Mabl. Increase automation productivity by using Natural Language Processing (NLP) to automatically […]
I came across this question on Quora and decided to share some of my knowledge on the topic. Enjoy! Selenium Pros Cross-browser testing: One test case can be configured to run on different browsers thus we can increase our test coverage. Industry standard: Selenium is becoming a W3C standard thus you’ll face fewer inconsistencies among […]
I’ve noticed that the process of choosing the best automation testing tool for a project is not always clear. So I’d like to shed some more light on it. The process should look like this. Define a list of criteria that your ideal Test Automation framework should meet such as supported automation platforms (desktop, web […]
Let’s be honest. Money is important. It’s often the top factor that motivates a career switch. Who doesn’t love a bumped-up salary? The charts below show how much business analysts are making on average compared to software testers (QA) (source: Glassdoor). Since there’s a significant gap between testers and business analysts, some testers decide to […]
On March 7, 2019, Microsoft released a fresh version of Skype for Web (source). The new Skype features many gems such as HD video calling, call recording and finding messages within conversations. The caveat? It only works for Chrome and Edge. What does it mean for automation testers, and software testers in general? Automated web […]
Cypress is by no doubts on the rise. It got 318,244 weekly downloads as of the week of 8-Mar-2019. Aside from a short deep dive in the 21-Dec-2018 (Christmas?), Cypress’ popularity has been increasing steadily. The chart from npm below clearly corroborates the claim. That said, there’s certainly no tool that fits every team. Like […]
New testers often ask me what are the best sites to sharpen their saw. So I composed this list of news sources that I frequently check to stay up to date with new trends in the industry. Let me know if you have other valuable sources that you often reference in the comment section. #1. […]
Web automation testing for web apps is in huge demand. The global test automation market is expected to reach USD 54.98 billion by 2022 according to Zion Market Research (source). And no other tools have outshone Selenium in terms of fame and adoption so far. But, that’s about to change. Selenium has its own drawbacks. […]