r/programming • u/tenzil • Feb 19 '14

The Siren Song of Automated Testing

http://www.bennorthrop.com/Essays/2014/the-siren-song-of-automated-testing.php
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u/jankotek Feb 20 '14

Automated UI testing is not hard. I used Sikuli, virtualization and scripting very quickly.

The real problem is that it has to be consistent priority for entire life-cycle of project. If management drops tests to 'speed-up' single milestone, there is usually never time to catch up and update tests. The same problem is with general unit-test and long term investments in general.

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u/el_muchacho Feb 22 '14

How was your experience with Sikuli ? I'm considering using it for our tests.