Test Automation Foundations

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Description

Automated testing relies on scripting and frameworks like Selenium to prove that products work as expected. Test automation is an enormous time-saver, and it’s crucial to continuous integration, continuous delivery, and agile software development. If you’re employed in QA, DevOps, or IT, you need to know the basics. This course covers the foundations of test automation, as well as different strategies for implementation. QA engineer Meaghan Lewis explains what kinds of tests to use, how to choose the right test tools, and how to plan and execute test automation projects. She also describes strategies to maintain automation over time: adding new tests, updating old tests, and resolving failures.

Learning objectives

The test pyramid
Unit, integration, and UI tests
Creating an automation strategy
Choosing test tools
Deciding what to automation
Identifying the risks and cost of automation
Implementing test automation
Using continuous integration
Measuring code coverage

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Study planSee the topics covered in the course.

Introduction

Test types

How to approach automation

Testing tools

Decide what to automate

Adopt test automation

Conclusion

Instructor

Meaghan Lewis
Technical program manager at Microsoft
A professional who currently focuses on creating and delivering learning experiences centered around emerging technology. She has a superpower in quality engineering and has worked in the QA field for nearly a decade, working at GitHub, startups, and at a tech consultancy.