Testing Automation: The Big Picture
Pluralsight
Course Summary
Automated tests are crucial to reducing costs and releasing features quickly. This course will teach you how automated tests benefit the business, the different types of tests that can be created, and how they fit within wider business processes.
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Course Description
Software can be costly to develop, error-prone, and hard to release to production. In this course, Testing Automation: The Big Picture, you'll learn the different types of automated tests that can be created, the various trade-offs involved, and how it can benefit you. First, you'll explore the potential business value of automated tests. Next, you'll cover the difference between unit integration and other types of tests, along with understanding how many of each test to write. Finally, you'll discover how tests fit in with continuous integration and deployment. When you're finished with this course, you'll have a solid understanding of how automated tests can be an enabler for increased business value, and how to start implementing or refining the use of automated tests within your organization.
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Course Syllabus
Course Overview- 1m 9s
—Course Overview 1m 9sThe Business Value of Automated Tests- 19m 24s
—Introduction 1m 5s
—What Is Automated Testing? 1m 48s
—High-level Benefits 2m 15s
—The Cost of Fixing Software Defects 5m 21s
—The Happiness Factor 1m 54s
—Automated Testing in Context 1m 20s
—Considerations 1m 12s
—Short-term vs. Long-term Delivery Speed 3m 0s
—Summary 1m 27sUnderstanding the Different Types of Automated Tests- 30m 0sAutomated Testing Within the Software Development Process- 15m 48s