Comments on: When to use automated tests http://ubertest.hogfish.net/?p=75 Trish Khoo's testing blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Corey http://ubertest.hogfish.net/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-56 Corey Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:53:12 +0000 http://ubertest.hogfish.net/?p=75#comment-56 I find automation essential in situations where manual testing is not possible and only programmatic testing will get the job done (i.e. Performance Testing). Nobody seems to comment on the fact that some testing can simply not be done manually (skipping the semantics of what is actually "manual", what a "tool" is, and what "automation" is). I prefer the term "programmatic testing", as manual testers also use "tools". I find automation essential in situations where manual testing is not possible and only programmatic testing will get the job done (i.e. Performance Testing).

Nobody seems to comment on the fact that some testing can simply not be done manually (skipping the semantics of what is actually “manual”, what a “tool” is, and what “automation” is). I prefer the term “programmatic testing”, as manual testers also use “tools”.

]]> By: QA Hates You » Blog Archive » The Myth of the Automatic Automated Benefit http://ubertest.hogfish.net/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-55 QA Hates You » Blog Archive » The Myth of the Automatic Automated Benefit Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:00:21 +0000 http://ubertest.hogfish.net/?p=75#comment-55 [...] Tester does a good bit of putting a positive spin on when it’s best to do automated testing: Automated tests are [...] [...] Tester does a good bit of putting a positive spin on when it’s best to do automated testing: Automated tests are [...]

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