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Automated Testing

Automated testing is an integral component of agile software development, delivering a methodical and efficient approach to quality assurance. It involves the utilization of specialized software tools and scripts to execute predefined test cases, assessing the software application's functionality, performance, and reliability autonomously, without human interference. This approach ensures precision, uniformity, rapid feedback, and is imperative for bolstering expanded test coverage, comprehensive regression testing, and seamless integration within continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows.

Agile testing operates in parallel with development, rather than being a distinct phase. Automated testing plays a critical role in methodologies like Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), and Extreme Programming (XP), among others.

Resources

Agile Testing Quadrants
Agile Testing Quadrants is a framework developed by Brian Marick to categorize and explain different types of testing activities in Agile software development. This framework helps teams understand and plan their testing efforts more effectively.

Adaptive Agility Fundamentals
The topic of Automated Testing is covered in the Adaptive Agility Fundamentals class.

Having the Right Mindset to choose between Manual and Automated Testing
How about we automate ALL tests? Will that work? Do you know manual tests and and automated tests "think differently"? This article offers valuable insights into these contrasting perspectives, shedding light on their differences.