The Top 6 Test Automation Anti-Patterns You Should be Scared of

Does your company practice some wicked test automation anti-patterns that make your skin crawl? Do you feel like you are surrounded by mindless, automation- ignorant zombies?

Grab your silver bullets, crucifix and holy water as we take a look at the horror of the top six automation anti-patterns. Discover how to drive a wooden stake into the heart of these evil practices and rid your tests of them forever.

Quotes & Insights from this Test Talk

The top 6 automation anti-patterns are:

• Record and Playback
• Not planning your test framework approach before you begin coding
• Not making your test framework maintainable by separating your framework out into layers
• Over automating — creating more and more test automation scripts even if your current tests are not reliable
• Not having a test data management plan in place
• Treating automation as a checkbox for your definition of “done”

Resources

• Can Automaton Do Actual Testing?
• Review – Creating an Automated Testing Framework with Selenium
• 03: John Sonmez : Creating an Automated Testing Framework With Selenium
• Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))

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