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Testing Test AutomationWhen Should a Test Be Automated
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Published: 20th Aug 2005 |
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Add CommentFiled in: Test AutomationThis is 16 page white paper PDF document explains When Should a Test Be Automated. The question, then, is how to make a rational decision. When I take a job as a contract tester, I typically design a series of tests for some product feature. For each of them, I need to decide whether that particular test should be automated. This paper describes how I think about the tradeoffs.
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