3: Automated Testing Efforts

Andy and Ian discuss balancing manual vs. automated testing efforts and how to bring automation onto a project.

Show Notes:

Human vs. Robot strengths in testing
Pattern matching, Relational Thinking, etc.
"If you feel like you're being a robot, a robot can probably do that better"
Considering Automation on a project
Automation does not guarantee faster testing
Take inventory of tasks consuming time
Which parts can be automated
Pilot automating some of it
Tacit and Explicit Knowledge by Harry Collins
Common Benefits of Automation
The Ice-Cream Cone anti-pattern by Alister Scott
Doug Hoffman's 'Exhausting Your Test Options' (square root test