AUTOMATE EARLY

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Pattern summary

Start to automate as early as possible. The sooner automated tests can be run the sooner you can see results

Category

Management

Description

Start to automate as early as possible. The sooner you can run automated tests the sooner you can get results:

• if you work side by side with the developers from the very beginning, you will be able to see to it that the Software Under Test (SUT) is developed as TESTABLE SOFTWARE
• the developers have feedback from the beginning
• Management will be more ready to support you if you show quickly a return on investment

Implementation

Start to automate a STEEL THREAD or AUTOMATE WHAT’S NEEDED.

Potential problems

If you support DATA-DRIVEN TESTING or KEYWORD-DRIVEN TESTING testers will be able to write automated test cases even before the SUT is fully implemented
Beware though of TOO EARLY AUTOMATION: you would invest a lot of effort to produce only “noise”!

Issues addressed by this pattern

HIGH ROI EXPECTATIONS

Experiences

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