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What is Automated Testing?

Exploring the world of quality assurance and discussing automated testing for our web and mobile applications.

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The Startup Lab
Jan 16, 2019 • 7 min read
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Summary

The Startup Lab host Dave breaks down what automated testing really is and its key benefits to web and mobile applications in this clip. He states that as a software manager your goal is to catch defects before they are shipped to your customers for the best experience possible, to ensure high software quality. A must-watch for all those looking to learn more bout the importance of automated testing and the types of testing.

Takeaways

  • An application that fails to do automated testing has a lot of defects and could be hard to retain let alone attract new users.
  • Automated tests are a fast way of checking the application code base for defects.
  • Generally, tests are scripts that run against our (code) features to determine if the results produced are what we expected.
  • Having automated tests for your software ensures a high level of software quality by helping you catch bugs before they actually reach the users.

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