The Way of the Web Tester

What We’ve Learned So Far

Congratulations! You now know more about automated testing than most, and you are all set for the next time the testing pyramid comes up as a conversation starter at your next cocktail party.

Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve covered so far:

• We typically write three kinds of automation tests on projects: UI, integration, and unit.

• When adding a new test, see if you can cover it with a unit test first.

• Always push tests down the pyramid as far as you can.

• Avoid waste and duplication by collaborating with your team at all levels of the pyramid.

This is a good first step. We now have some common language and some shared vocabulary to talk about automated testing.

In the next chapter on UI testing, we are going to jump ...