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When Is Automation Necessary?

Since not all projects require automation, you need to consider the efficiency of manual tests and see how much coverage the project entails. For instance, if the project is a small one, automation testing should not be a requirement since you may not have the money or resources needed to complete the project and hire an automation specialist. However, for larger projects, bringing in an automation expert is a necessary step in testing, even if it may be a little costly. Using simple automated scripts instead of manual tests with certain projects that use websites could be both cost and time effective. This would ultimately reduce the time spent on testing as a whole.

  1. Can reduce the time and cost of software testing
  2. Can improve software quality
  3. Can enhance manual testing efforts via increased testing coverage and replaces the manually mundane and labor intensive tasks
  4. Can achieve what manual testing can hardly accomplish, such as memory leak detection under specific conditions; concurrency testing and performance testing, and more.

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