What are some of the erroneous assumptions about automated testing?
Automation eliminates the need for manual testers. • Manual testers do not repeat the exact same actions through every test; therefore, they come upon problems that might not otherwise be caught • Manual Testers can explore areas using product knowledge and hunches • Manual Testers can react to subtle changes or Cues as they work with the SW and change their approach based on that • Manual Testers can target the specific areas just changed or fixed to leverage the testing time towards the most likely spots where bugs are found Automation can do Investigative testing At today’s level of automation, an automated script can only go over an area that the test scripter guides it to. There is no artificial intelligence or random wandering available in automation yet. Therefore, by definition, the script, when played back, is going over ground already covered. Automated Tests run much quicker than manual tests This is partly true if the AUT (application under test) can handle the speed. Often
