Automated Testing: The Big Picture
Automated tests are crucial to reducing costs and releasing features quickly. This course will teach you how automated tests benefit the business, the different types of tests that can be created, and how they fit within the software development process.
What you'll learn
Software can be costly to develop, error-prone, and hard to release to production. In this course, Automated Testing: The Big Picture, you'll learn the different types of automated tests that can be created, the various trade-offs involved, and what the benefits are. First, you'll explore the potential business value of automated tests. Next, you'll discover the difference between unit, integration, and other tests, along with understanding how many of each test to write. Finally, you'll discover how tests fit in with continuous integration and deployment. When you're finished with this course, you'll have a solid understanding of how automated tests are an enabler for increased business value, and how to start implementing or refining the use of automated tests within your organization.
Table of contents
- Introduction 2m
- What Are Unit Tests? 3m
- What Are Integration Tests? 3m
- What Are Subcutaneous Tests? 1m
- What Are Functional User Interface Tests? 2m
- Test Breadth vs. Test Depth 2m
- The Logical Phases of an Automated Test 2m
- Isolating Code with Mock Objects 3m
- Data-driven Tests 2m
- What Are Business-readable Tests? 4m
- How Many Tests of Each Type? 2m
- Beyond the Testing Pyramid 2m
- Characteristics of Good Automated Tests 1m
- Summary 2m
- Introduction 1m
- Complimenting Automated Testing with Manual Testers 1m
- What Is Exploratory Testing? 2m
- Getting QA Specialists Involved 1m
- Running Tests as Part of Continuous Integration 2m
- The Role of Automated Tests in Continuous Delivery 1m
- An Overview of Test-driven Development 3m
- Advanced Testing Tools and Techniques 2m
- Summary 2m
About the author
With over 15 years of experience in both frontend and backend software development, Jason Roberts is a freelance developer, trainer, and author. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computing, is the author of several books, and writes at his blog DontCodeTired.com. Jason is an open source contributor and in addition to enterprise software development, he has designed and developed Windows Store and Windows Phone apps.