Laying the Foundation for Enduring Success: Elements of a UI Automation Framework
Aaron Fox
SmartBear
One of the most challenging parts of the software delivery life-cycle can be setting up a testing framework. It takes time, a lot of thought, and commitment to do things that will support the success of your future testing efforts. However, when you set up the right one, it can help you establish everlasting success from there on out.
A well-structured automated UI testing framework can speed up testing cycles, reduce test maintenance costs, and increase your team’s efficiency. But getting started—well that can be a very painful process. Learn the key components that every framework needs and how to build a solid foundation for your framework to set yourself up for long-term success.
Highlights include:
- Discussion over the critical elements needed for an automation framework
- Steps for building a successful UI testing framework
- Live demonstration of an automated testing framework
Key Takeaways:
- Discussion over the critical elements needed for an automation framework
- Steps for building a successful UI testing framework
- Live demonstration of an automated testing framework
About Me!
Aaron Fox is Technical Sales Engineer at SmartBear Software. He began his career working with SAP in Galway, Ireland as a .NET developer focusing on enhancing functionality and correcting issues on internal systems. He then became Support Engineer, working in the SAP space and was given the opportunity to lead the SAP EMEA support team as a technical lead. He was responsible for all test related activities involving the SAP space and sat on the code review board for code standards and quality for the EMEA region. Now working in a services company where peers and colleagues became the customer, Aaron became Test Manager for Fiscal Year End, one of the most important financial projects on the HPE account where he was responsible for all the testing activities.
Supporting more than six million software professionals and over 22,000 companies in 194 countries, SmartBear is the leader in software quality tools for teams. The company’s products help deliver the highest quality and best performing software possible while helping teams ship code at nearly impossible velocities. With products for API testing, UI testing, code review and performance monitoring across mobile, web and desktop applications, SmartBear equips every development, testing and operations team member with the tools to ensure quality at every stage of the software cycle. For more information, visit: https://smartbear.com/, or for the SmartBear community, go to: LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook.