Three Paradoxes of Test Automation

[presentation]

Bret Pettichord, Pettichord Consulting

STAREAST 2003 - Software Testing Conference

Summary:

This article discusses the three test automation paradoxes. They are: bugs in automated tests, automated regression testing, and trusting developers to help test. It also explains why not taking them seriously often leads to unreliable test suites.

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