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Manual Testing vs. Automated Testing (Checking)

I’m not against Manual Testing, esp. Exploratory Testing. However one needs to consider the following issues with manual testing (checking) as listed below:

  • Manual Tests are more expensive and time consuming
  • Manual Testing becomes mundane and boring
  • Manual Tests are not reusable
  • Manual Tests provide limited visibility and have to be repeated by all Stakeholders
  • Automated Tests (Checks) can have varying scopes and may require less complex setup and teardown
  • Automated Testing ensures repeatability (missing out)
  • Automated Testing drives cleaner design
  • Automated Tests provide a safety net for refactoring
  • Automated Tests are living up-to-date specification document
  • Automated Tests dose not clutter your code/console/logs

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