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<span style="font-size: 16px">Use a variety of different tools or approaches, as they can complement each other and give you much better results than if you stick to just one tool or approach</span> | <span style="font-size: 16px">Use a variety of different tools or approaches, as they can complement each other and give you much better results than if you stick to just one tool or approach</span> | ||
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* <span style="font-size: 16px">For every task, use the tool that fits best</span> | * <span style="font-size: 16px">For every task, use the tool that fits best</span> | ||
* <span style="font-size: 16px">Freeware tools can be just as effective as expensive commercial ones</span> | * <span style="font-size: 16px">Freeware tools can be just as effective as expensive commercial ones</span> | ||
* <span style="font-size: 16px">[[PREFER FAMILIAR SOLUTIONS]]: if possible chose tools that are already in use in your organization and that are well known</span> | * <span style="font-size: 16px">[[PREFER FAMILIAR SOLUTIONS]]: if possible chose tools that are already in use in your organization and that are well known</span> | ||
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<span style="font-size: 16px">[[INADEQUATE TOOLS]]</span>''<br /> ''<span style="font-size: 16px">[[MANUAL INTERVENTIONS]]</span>'' | <span style="font-size: 16px">[[INADEQUATE TOOLS]]</span>''<br /> ''<span style="font-size: 16px">[[MANUAL INTERVENTIONS]]</span>'' | ||
=<span style="font-size: 16px">Experiences</span>= | =<span style="font-size: 16px">Experiences</span>= | ||
<span style="font-size: 16px">If you have used this pattern, please add your name and a brief story of how you used this pattern: your context, what you did, and how well it worked - or how it didn't work!</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 14px">.................................................................................................................[[Main Page]] / Back to [[Management Patterns]] / Back to [[ Test Automation Patterns]]</span></div></span> | <span style="font-size: 16px">If you have used this pattern, please add your name and a brief story of how you used this pattern: your context, what you did, and how well it worked - or how it didn't work!</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 14px">.................................................................................................................[[Main Page]] / Back to [[Management Patterns]] / Back to [[ Test Automation Patterns]]</span></div></span> | ||
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Pattern summary
Don’t be afraid to use different tools or approaches
Category
Management
Context
This pattern is appropriate when you want to automate as efficiently as possible
Description
Use a variety of different tools or approaches, as they can complement each other and give you much better results than if you stick to just one tool or approach
Implementation
- For every task, use the tool that fits best
- Freeware tools can be just as effective as expensive commercial ones
- PREFER FAMILIAR SOLUTIONS: if possible chose tools that are already in use in your organization and that are well known
- AUTOMATE WHAT'S NEEDED: decide individually for each application if it’s better to use test automation, manual tests or a mixture of both
Issues addressed with this pattern
INADEQUATE TOOLS
MANUAL INTERVENTIONS
Experiences
If you have used this pattern, please add your name and a brief story of how you used this pattern: your context, what you did, and how well it worked - or how it didn't work!.................................................................................................................Main Page / Back to Management Patterns / Back to Test Automation Patterns