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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.

Competitive pressure and constant evolution keep improving the standards of quality assurance. Here are a few emerging trends in software testing to look for. Test Automation: Test automation is a big factor in improving efficiency of software.

It is somewhat strange that while usability testing has been around for over two decades, it is still shrouded by a number of myths and misconceptions. Over the years usability testing, a very important part of software development, has become much simpler, faster and cheaper - there's really no good reason to NOT do usability testing.

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.

According to Statista, it is projected that the Mobile app store revenues worldwide will grow to US $76.5 billion in the year 2017. A Marin Software study reveals that in the UK, mobile devices now account for 44.8% of ad impressions, 50% of clicks, 46% of spend and 43% of conversions.

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.