Test Automation Biases - The Evil Tester Show

We are all biased when we approach our automating. In this video I discuss some biases and how to avoid forcing your biases on others. 00:00 What is an Automation Bias? 00:29 Treat all opinions as biased 01:50 Automating a GUI is Slow and Flaky 03:36 Automate through the API 05:23 Code Free Automating is Bad 06:17 Tool X is Better than Y 07:04 Postman is Better than Insomnia 08:54 Python is Better than Java 10:24 Seeing Through Biases 12:52 Try it, then decide 13:17 Page Objects vs Screenplay 14:52 Take Responsibility 16:11 External Experience 17:02 Start Small, Make Progress 17:50 Do not ignore issues 20:34 Be Real rather than Believe 21:18 Keep Options Open 22:48 Be Aware of your biases 23:19 It takes time More episodes? Find them here: www.eviltester.com/show --- Remember to subscribe to this YouTube channel. You can support me on Patreon patreon.com/eviltester (watch my videos ad free and receive extra content) I blog at eviltester.com/blog Learn more about my books and online training at: - eviltester.com/ Follow me on: - twitter.com/eviltester - instagram.com/eviltester - facebook.com/eviltester

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