A Beginner's Guide to Test Automation

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 A Beginner’s Guide to Test
Automation

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 ✦ How do I choose
a framework? ✦ Who should write the tests? ✦ Should I run tests in our pipeline? ✦ Which tests should I automate? ✦ What are some best practices?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 When should we use test
automation?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Why do we test? ✦
Prevent defects ✦ Maintain quality ✦ Meet users’ needs ✦ Increase conﬁdence ✦ Understand our product

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Why do we automate? ✦
Run tests faster ✦ Better coverage ✦ Increase reliability ✦ Reusable / repeatable ✦ More frequent testing

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Automation is not the goal.
The goal is to have tests that enhance your ability to achieve and maintain quality.

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 When should we use test
automation?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Lower-risk or consistent functionality

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Smoke tests UI workﬂows Visual
validation

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Use automation for low-risk items
so you can focus on high-risk and high-priority functionality.

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 High-risk items that need consistent
testing

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 API tests Critical workﬂows Performance
& load testing

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Getting Buy-In

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Automation is work.

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 What do you want to
accomplish?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 How does this beneﬁt them?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 ✦ Catch regressions ✦ Sprint
goals ✦ Prevent defects ✦ Team conﬁdence ✦ Stakeholder conﬁdence

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Improve your testing skills

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Choosing a Framework

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 There is no framework to
rule them all. The right tool is the one that you’ll actually use.

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Code-based or codeless? Open-source or
paid?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Who’s writing tests?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 How are you running your
tests?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Is there a budget?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Is there a “freemium” level?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Is there a trial period?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 What’s the documentation like?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 How actively is the framework
maintained?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Writing Your Tests

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 The goal of automation is
reliable, anti-fragile tests that are simple to maintain, update, and hand off.

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Test automation is code!

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Security

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Clarity

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Write tests for Future You

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 sleep(10)

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 waitForElement(#footer)

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Independent tests

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Create reservation ✦ Enter location
✦ Select dates ✦ Select unit ✦ Book vacation Modify reservation ✦ Look up reservation ✦ Select Edit option ✦ Change dates ✦ Conﬁrm new dates

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Create reservation ✅ Enter location
✦ Select dates ✦ Select unit ✦ Book vacation Modify reservation ✦ Look up reservation ✦ Select Edit option ✦ Change dates ✦ Conﬁrm new dates

✅ Select dates ✦ Select unit ✦ Book vacation Modify reservation ✦ Look up reservation ✦ Select Edit option ✦ Change dates ✦ Conﬁrm new dates

✅ Select dates ✅ Select unit ✦ Book vacation Modify reservation ✦ Look up reservation ✦ Select Edit option ✦ Change dates ✦ Conﬁrm new dates

✅ Select dates ✅ Select unit ❌ Book vacation Modify reservation ✦ Look up reservation ✦ Select Edit option ✦ Change dates ✦ Conﬁrm new dates

✅ Select dates ✅ Select unit ❌ Book vacation Modify reservation ❌ Look up reservation ❌ Select Edit option ❌ Change dates ❌ Conﬁrm new dates

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Independent tests reduce fragility and
allow for faster test runs with parallelism.

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Failures

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 The goal of automation isn’t
having tests that pass. The goal of automation is having tests that accurately catch failures.

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 If a test never fails,
is it providing value?

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Planning for failure means writing
your tests in a way that make those failures useful.

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 “it 404’ed”

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 “Ticket page sends a 404
if support ﬁle does not exist”

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Understand the questions you should
ask so you can ﬁnd the answers that work for you

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Understand the beneﬁts of automation,
so you know when to use it

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Understand how to get buy-in
for prioritizing automation work

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Understand how to research frameworks,
so you can ﬁnd the one that meets your needs

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Understanding good automation practices, so
you can create anti-fragile tests

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Thank you!

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Resources

@angelariggs_ TestBash SF | 2019 Lucy Wyman & Zach Reichert
Test Automation University Are Our Tests Any Good? http://bit.ly/are-our-tests-good Online automation courses http://bit.ly/test-automation-uni

A Beginner's Guide to Test Automation

A Beginner's Guide to Test Automation

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