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Automated tests: What Is Automated Software Testing?

Testing Definitions

By Duncan Brigginshaw on 29th December 2021

As the name suggests, automated testing helps run software tests and validate if the software functions as needed before it's released. With automated tests, the process involves automating an otherwise manual effort of testing software via dedicated software tools. Test automation tools examine the software using test scripting, generate reports and outcomes, and compare results […]

What is Selenium? How to locally test Selenium - Guide for 2022

Testing Definitions

By Duncan Brigginshaw on 20th December 2021

Selenium is a free (open-source) test automation framework that can test web applications on a variety of browsers and operating systems. Selenium scripts can be written in various computer languages, including Java, C#, Python, and more. The final result is the entire test script carried out in your chosen language. Selenium testing is used to […]

Shift Left Testing: A Secret Mantra for Software Success

Testing Definitions

By Duncan Brigginshaw on 17th December 2021

In 2001, Larry Smith coined "shift left testing" in the Dr. Dobbs Journal. He believed that the software development process depended on the early development of test cases, early testing, and test automation and often and therefore adopted the shift-left testing approach. The Average Software Development Lifecycle Has Many Challenges If you're in the software development […]

42 Different types of testing in software

Testing Definitions

By Duncan Brigginshaw on 16th December 2021

Software testing is the process of evaluating a software program for defects or errors. Different types of testing can ensure a smooth running and bug-free system. This post will cover several types of tests and how they work to find errors more efficiently than other tests. Let's get started. What is software testing? Software testing […]

The Ultimate Beginners Guide to API Testing

By Duncan Brigginshaw on 19th October 2021

Before we explore API Testing, let’s first understand cover some of the terminology we will be using: What is an Application Programming Interface? In essence, an Application Programming Interface (API) is a formal specification that acts as a contract between components of software systems for communication and data exchange. This can be as part of […]

'Codeless' Test Automation: How visual programming is making it a reality

By Alex Tracey on 25th July 2019

The requirement for test automation has never been greater, with many organisations moving towards Continuous Delivery and DevOps regimes. With these rapid Build/Deploy cycles, test automation has become critical to success, removing the manual testing bottleneck is critical to keeping shorter cycle times. Fundamentally, the challenge of test automation can be described as; how to […]

Are AI and Machine learning automation tools the final nail in the coffin for Manual testing?

By Alex Tracey on 6th June 2019

We’ve all heard this story before in one way or another, that manual testing is the dinosaur of the testing world. The story that machines and automation are going to remove the “fragile human” element from quality assurance. That the humble Manual tester is a weak link in the chain and that this link, must […]

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Are your test automation ambitions still stuck at base camp?

By Alex Tracey on 4th June 2019

If you are faced with the difficult ascent of introducing and scaling automated testing in your continuous delivery regime, Scriptworks in partnership with Bitbar help you tackle the 3 key challenges. CHALLENGE 1 - The requirement for coding and development skills across the team. Becoming proficient in the coding and development skills to be successful with […]

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Scriptworks Table Handling

By Alex Tracey on 15th May 2019

Table handling has been a pressure point in many automation frameworks and tools for years, but with Scriptworks Table Handling is built into our block functionality! The Troublesome Table For this spotlight we are using an example table from a sample site called "The Internet" which is located at: http://the-internet.herokuapp.com/tables The table in this spotlight […]

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