Will Automation Testing engulf Manual Testing processes?
by Marvin Cole WriterA very important aspect of IT industry is software testing since it ensures whether everything is working well or not according to the standards and requirements. Software testing aims towards the yielding of desired results as per the business requirements; it should also be bug-free. The evaluation may be classified into two broad categories- one is automation and another manual. Any of the testing methods can be adopted but it actually depends on project budget and requirement. Accordingly it may be analyzed which method will yield more benefits for the project.
Automation
testing takes the help of automation tool so that test cases can be
executed; it is perfect for large projects. The running tests repeat the
predefined so that the program’s real and probable results can be
matched. With alignment of results as well as prospects, you can assume
that the behavior is as it should be. In manual evaluation, the tests
are run manually without the support of any tools. This is quite an old
way to test software. Every software activity is initially tested in
this way. However, it is quite cumbersome since several stages are
required and each of the processes needs some qualities and innovative,
creative, observant, patient and speculative skills. It also involves a
lot of time as well as money. With these limitations, these days more
and more companies as well as developers are opting for automation as
the best means for testing of software. Here are some advantages that it
has over manual that is leading to most people leaning in its favour.
Speed- After giving some effort initially towards writing of tests, the
performance of automation is significantly faster when compared to
corresponding manual ones. This is among the main reasons for most
people who choose automation over it. In case of big systems the
frequent as well as thorough execution of manual tests takes a long
amount of time.
Cost-effective- In automation, the initial costs
may be heavy but afterwards everything becomes smoother and there are
no concurring costs. On the whole it leads to everything becoming
cheaper since just one time payment has to be made; there is no need for
multiple payments to be paid for same work. So effectively, automated
tests’ cost comes fully-loaded, making it lower than the equivalent
manual tests.
More versatile and powerful- It often becomes
necessary to check whether performance requirements are met or not when
it is used by many users. But for human testers it is impossible to
create 100,000 users manually so that they can perhaps check whether
statistics generation from the particular number of users will take the
same amount of time when used by a single user. Similarly, in case of
automation the creation date of objects located in the databases can be
changed but the same is not applicable in case of manual testers. The
behaviour of systems in future can also be checked. Some similar
challenges can be easily tackled by automation but the existing user
interface is restrictive when checking manually.
Reliability-
Once a test is written and added to test suite performed for each
deployment, it cannot be simply forgotten. However, when testing
manually some particular tests may be forgotten to perform or some of
them can be forgotten intentionally. This helps in reduction of
technical as well as human risks. Thus your application is not dependent
on the strength of your staff. Even if your staffs are changed, you may
be sure that the evaluation will be carried on as usual.
The
galore of benefits offered by automation makes it a far more superior
alternative to evaluation done manually. It may engulf manual testing
processes, but only up to a certain respect since there are some cases
in which testing conducted manually yields far better and precise
results, where automation does not really prove to be as beneficial.
You can hire testers from top automation testing companies in India who can help you accomplish testing within allocated budgets and time schedules.
You can outsource automated testing services to experts. If you would like to hire automation testers from us or would just like to speak to one of our expert software testers, please reach out to us at Mindfire Solutions.
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