Test Automation

theory and practice

Sam Backus

• Definition

• Goals

• Principals

• Strategy

• Smells

• Patterns

• Rails

• Plmwebsite

Ruby Tests in PLM

Why?

• Why do you write tests? 

• What makes them valuable? 

• What are the goals of testing?

• Goals

• Principals

• Strategy

• Smells

• Patterns

• Rails

• Plmwebsite

Principles

• Test everything

• Communicate Intent

• Independent Tests

• Minimize Overlap

• Keep tests fast

• balance fast unit and slow functional tests