Conclusion

This chapter includes practical advice on whether or not to automate, as well as when and what to automate. The advice is based on our practical experience as employees and consultants.

The general advice and that related to unit and integration testing are based on the experiences of coauthor Daniel Mosley and his testing in Web-based Java environments. The advice can also be applied in non-Web development environments such as Visual Basic.

The system test automation tips are based specifically on the work of coauthor Bruce Posey, whose specialty is test script design and construction.

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