#TestCulture 🦅 Episode 22 – Manual testing VS Automated testing

Nowadays, we tend to advocate test automation. But, is it really good to automate everything? What are the benefits of test automation? How to choose which tests to automate?

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: when test cases are executed by a human tester and software.
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: when test cases are executed by automation tools.

Testing Time with 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
❌ Execution time takes long
❌ Testers are limited by the time available to work
Testing Time with 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
✅ Execution time is optimized
✅ Automation works 24/7

User interface with 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
✅ The tester can give feedback on the application's user-friendliness to provide ideas
User interface with 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
✅ Automation does not allow for objective opinions but gives more time to testers to provide feedback

UX testing with 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
✅ Allows you to test your product's UX: the correct display of text, links, images…
UX testing with 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
❌ Can’t judge the user experience

Investement with 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
❌ Requires a lot of protocol implementation time, protocol testing time and execution time
❌ A tester may encounter difficulties if he is out of his comfort zone
❌ If there are too many errors, the deadlines are not respected
Investement with 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
✅ Human time to implement, but reduced protocol testing time because automated, and autonomous test execution
✅ Automation follows its program, regardless of the context. Adapts to any type of system...
✅ Automation speeds up the verification process and allows more time to correct anomalies.

We have created an infographic that compares automated and manual testing on several topics: testing time, types of tasks, process impact, teams state of mind…

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A thread on Twitter.