Manual Execution vs Test Automation
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 test automation to accelerate testing cycles, ensure consistent quality in continuous integration/continuous deployment (ci/cd) pipelines, and reduce human error in repetitive tasks. 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
Test Automation
Developers should learn test automation to accelerate testing cycles, ensure consistent quality in continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and reduce human error in repetitive tasks
Pros
- +It is essential for large-scale projects, agile development environments, and applications requiring frequent updates, as it enables faster feedback, early bug detection, and reliable validation of complex scenarios
- +Related to: selenium, junit
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 Test Automation if: You prioritize it is essential for large-scale projects, agile development environments, and applications requiring frequent updates, as it enables faster feedback, early bug detection, and reliable validation of complex scenarios 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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