What Is Automated Testing?
What Is Automated Testing?
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Programs to check other programs.
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As with any rote task, you let the computer do it.
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Humans will forget rote tests, computers will not
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Press a button and walk away.
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No human required (very important)
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Manually running tests is a waste of your time.
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Tests should run as close to instantaneous as possible
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so you won't have an excuse not to run them
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so you'll run them as often as possible
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Instant feedback