ADVANTAGES |
Automated Testing |
Manual Testing |
| • If you have to run a
set of tests repeatedly automation is a huge gain |
• If Test Cases have to be run a small
number of times it's more likely to perform manual testing |
| • Helps performing "compatibility
testing" - testing the software on different configurations |
• It allows the tester to perform more
ad-hoc (random testing) |
| • It gives you the ability to run automation
scenariosto perform regressions in a shorter time |
• Short term costs are reduced |
| • It gives you the ability to run regressions
on a code that is continously changing |
• The more time tester spends testing
a module the grater the odds to find real user bugs |
| • Can be run simultaneously on different
machines thus decreasing testing time |
|
| • Long term costs are reduced |
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DISADVANTAGES |
Automated Testing |
Manual Testing |
| • It's more expensive to automate. Initial investments
are bigger than manual testing |
• Manual tests can be very time consuming |
| • You cannot automate everything, some tests still
have to be done manually |
• For every release you must rerun the same set of
tests which can be tiresome |
OTHER FACTORS |
| • The performance of yout test tools |
| • The knowledge level of your testing
team |
| • The continous growth of software to
be tested |
| • Number of necessary regressions |
