This article describes a new context driven approach to software test automation. The content deals with how testing with context dramatically affects the issues of script reliance, script failure and maintenance compared to existing approaches. This information is targeted at both experienced software testers and business managers who want to understand the issues involved.
The authors have been creating software testing and automation tools for nearly twenty years and are best known as the authors of the QARun product acquired by Compuware Corporation in the mid 90s. The authors' continual frustrations with how difficult software testing tools are to use and maintain (including the ones they previously designed and implemented) has led them to continually search for improvements in how to actually improve the process.
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