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"If you automate a mess, you get an automated mess." (Rod Michael) Virtually all software development projects today contain an element of test automation. If an initiative is not already underway chances are there is one under consideration. The software engineering groups are generally convinced of the benefits - greater test coverage achieved faster being the most apparent.

Most testers consider UI testing as the Achilles' hell of automated testing and often just stick to manual testing for UI. There is no doubt that UI testing does have its challenges. It has complex workflows, is relatively much slower than Unit Tests and also is more brittle.

A quick search for "Test Automation Tools" on Google returns 8,21,00,000 results. With new tools and technologies mushrooming every single day, it is quite obvious to get confused or feel overwhelmed when it comes to selecting the right tool or technology for your needs. No, this blog is not about recommending any particular tool or technology.

A skilled QA tester knows that the most important part of the role is perhaps the ability to create effective bugs. A bug is not useful to the testing process if it is not reproducible and properly documented.