Manual Execution vs Automated Testing
Developers should learn manual execution to conduct initial testing phases, validate user interfaces, and perform ad-hoc or exploratory testing where automation scripts cannot easily replicate human intuition and context meets 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. Here's our take.
Manual Execution
Developers should learn manual execution to conduct initial testing phases, validate user interfaces, and perform ad-hoc or exploratory testing where automation scripts cannot easily replicate human intuition and context
Manual Execution
Nice PickDevelopers should learn manual execution to conduct initial testing phases, validate user interfaces, and perform ad-hoc or exploratory testing where automation scripts cannot easily replicate human intuition and context
Pros
- +It is particularly useful for usability testing, accessibility checks, and verifying edge cases in complex or frequently changing applications, ensuring software meets real-world user expectations before investing in automation
- +Related to: test-automation, exploratory-testing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
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
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
The Verdict
Use Manual Execution if: You want it is particularly useful for usability testing, accessibility checks, and verifying edge cases in complex or frequently changing applications, ensuring software meets real-world user expectations before investing in automation and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Automated Testing if: You prioritize 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 over what Manual Execution offers.
Developers should learn manual execution to conduct initial testing phases, validate user interfaces, and perform ad-hoc or exploratory testing where automation scripts cannot easily replicate human intuition and context
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