Automated Testing vs Session-Based Testing
Developers should learn and use automated testing to improve software reliability, reduce manual testing effort, and enable faster release cycles, particularly in agile or DevOps environments meets developers and testers should use session-based testing when they need to quickly uncover defects in complex or poorly documented systems, such as during agile sprints or for ad-hoc testing of new features. Here's our take.
Automated Testing
Developers should learn and use automated testing to improve software reliability, reduce manual testing effort, and enable faster release cycles, particularly in agile or DevOps environments
Automated Testing
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use automated testing to improve software reliability, reduce manual testing effort, and enable faster release cycles, particularly in agile or DevOps environments
Pros
- +It is essential for regression testing, where existing functionality must be verified after code changes, and for complex systems where manual testing is time-consuming or error-prone
- +Related to: unit-testing, integration-testing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Session-Based Testing
Developers and testers should use Session-Based Testing when they need to quickly uncover defects in complex or poorly documented systems, such as during agile sprints or for ad-hoc testing of new features
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable for risk-based testing, where time is limited, as it allows focused, efficient exploration without rigid scripts, helping to identify edge cases and usability issues that scripted tests might miss
- +Related to: exploratory-testing, test-management
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Automated Testing if: You want it is essential for regression testing, where existing functionality must be verified after code changes, and for complex systems where manual testing is time-consuming or error-prone and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Session-Based Testing if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable for risk-based testing, where time is limited, as it allows focused, efficient exploration without rigid scripts, helping to identify edge cases and usability issues that scripted tests might miss over what Automated Testing offers.
Developers should learn and use automated testing to improve software reliability, reduce manual testing effort, and enable faster release cycles, particularly in agile or DevOps environments
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