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Test Automation Foundations

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Overview

Get started in test automation. Learn how to integrate automated testing into your QA or DevOps workflow.

Syllabus

Introduction

Build a foundation of test automation
What you should know
Value of automation

1. Test Types

Agile Testing Quadrants
The test pyramid
Unit tests
Integration tests
UI tests

2. How to Approach Automation

Get the whole team involved
Make a strategy
Test tools
Development processes
Follow test design patterns

3. Testing Tools

Framework
Assertion library
Test results

4. Decide What to Automate

Scenarios to automate
Give each scenario a value
Risk of automation
The cost of automation
Select what to automate

5. Adopt Test Automation

Maintain standards
Make a maintenance plan
Use continuous integration
Measure code coverage
Share automation success

Conclusion

Advance your skills

Taught by

Meaghan Lewis

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