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An article is featured in one of the following categories: Lifecycle/Methodology, Frameworks, ROI, Techniques/Toolsmithing, Performance/Load, Security and Unit.

Object Based Framework for Risk Driven Test Automation
Summary: This paper presents an object-based framework for dynamically selecting and automating regression tests that appropriately address business risks. The framework is built in s Readmore


Exploring an Open Source Automation Framework Implementation
Summary:This short presentation takes a general look at test automation frameworks and then details the components of the WinRunner Automation Framework Support (WRAFS).  Readmore


Test Automation Effort Estimation
Summary: Estimating may be more easily described as an art than a science, and therefore it often relies the on the lessons learned from the experiences of the person(s) doing the est Readmore


Model-Based Testing: Not For Dummies
Summary: Imagine if your automated tests could make real-time assessments about how application functionality should be exercised. Well it can with an approach known as Model-based te Readmore


Automating What You Can Not See
Summary: In this white paper, the authors reveal step-by-step the data-driven model Wells Fargo employs to automate its SOA regression testing. Learn about the problems their QA group Readmore


5 Steps To Framework Development
Summary: It is important to avoid falling into the trap of believing that some magical tool is going to eliminate the need for thinking and planning, because automated testing is mos Readmore


Open Source Test Automation
Summary: This paper introduces the reader to Open-Source Test Automation (OSTA) and outlines the procedure for implementing open-source scripting and customizing it for the needs of t Readmore


Managing Automated Testing
Summary: Automated software testing requires skill, patience and above all, organization. Most tool providers offer methods of organizing and executing automated scripts, which often Readmore


Rapid Automated Test Script Development In a Fast Paced Web Shop
Summary: Before you start writing automated test scripts, you need an automation framework that matches your application and environment. Not surprisingly, Web applications at HotJobs Readmore


Keyword Testing at the Object Level
Summary: It’s time to put a new spin on the technique of keyword testing using a data-driven engine. This paper shows you how to effectively place your focus not on the action or pr Readmore


A Course on Software Test Automation Design (pdf)
Summary: This document contains course materials created by Doug Hoffman, that may be used to better understand and relay information relative to software test automation.   Readmore


Designing an Automated Web Test Environment
Summary: This paper offers an alternative to the typical automated test scripting method of "record and playback now and enhance the automation environment later." It explores a regre Readmore


Test Automation Frameworks
Summary: A discussion of test automation frameworks.  Readmore


Advanced Test Automation Architectures: Beyond Regression Testing
Summary: When most of us think of Test Automation today we picture computer systems quickly running through a battery of regression tests. This picture may have more or less sophistic Readmore


Component Testing with Intelligent Test Artifacts
Summary: This article presents a set of design patterns commonly encountered when creating automated test frameworks and application domain specific test cases, and introduces the not Readmore


Intelligent Test Automation
Summary: A discussion of Intelligent Test Automation frameworks (aka Model-based frameworks).  Readmore


Improving the Maintainability of Automated Test Suites
Summary: Automated black box, GUI-level regression test tools are popular in the industry. According to the popular mythology, people with little programming experience can use these Readmore


Check Out Model-Driven Testing
Summary: To keep your automation running smoothly and boost all phases of the Java development life cycle, put UML 2.0 behind the wheel.  Readmore


Try a Tiered Approach
Summary: During the course of developing complex enterprise software, the testing effort usually inflates as new features are added to the product. In Aditya's experience, shared in t Readmore


Strategies and Tactics for Global Test Automation
Summary: This presentation defines global test automation, and outlines challenges related to global resource management with respect to test automation. Then it provides a roadmap fo Readmore


Totally Data-Driven Automated Testing
Summary: The purpose of this document is to provide the reader with a clear understanding of what is actually required to successfully implement cost-effective automated testing. Rath Readmore


Deconstructing GUI Test Automation
Summary: Four framework-building abstraction layers, their advantages and pitfalls, and ways developers may be able to help you avoid them altogether.  Readmore


A Course on Software Test Automation Design (ppt)
Summary: A course of software test automation.  Readmore


Test Automation Architectures: A Context-Based Approach
Summary: The discussion of test automation architectures.  Readmore


GUI regression automation
Summary: In this set of slides, Cem Kaner discusses the importance of treating test automation as a development effort.  Readmore


Avoiding shelfware: A manager's view of automated GUI testing
Summary: Companies abandon automation efforts after failing to achieve bug-effective and cost-effective automation. Success is possible but far from assured. In this paper, Cem Kaner Readmore


Capabilities of a Java Test Execution Framework
Summary: Tivoli's Java Execution Framework (JEF) is a multi-purpose Java test execution framework that, when used with other tools or methodologies, can provide a framework for testin Readmore


Advanced Data Driven Testing (ADDT)
Summary: Test automation can be thought of as "writing software to test other software." Using one of the commercially available automated testing tools, test scripts are written that Readmore


Enterprise Test Engine Suite Technology (E-TEST)
Summary: Many companies invest heavily in test automation in order to verify the functionality of their complex client/server and web applications, only to find that anticipated cost Readmore


STATE Software Tool for Automated Test Environment
Summary: STATE (Software Tool for Automated Test Environment) is a testing framework that can be used for testing any protocol/stack implementation. This paper explains STATE features Readmore


A Developer Centric Approach to Automated Functional Testing
Summary: Robert details how to increase the quality and scope of your automated test harness by making its development the responsibility of your development team rather than your tes Readmore


Keyword Driven Framework for Automation Testing
Summary: The authors of this paper present an object-based, keyword-driven framework for J2EE Web-based application testing. They also discuss the benefits of automation testing compa Readmore


Software Test Automation
Summary: Automation tools are often viewed as a cure-all that will instantly reduce test cost and effort. However, without up-front planning and infrastructure design, automated tests Readmore


Positioning of Test Automation Services in an Organization
Summary: This paper focuses on establishing test automation as a service in the software development organizations at the outset of a project. The focus of test automation should be t Readmore


Test Automation Guidelines
Summary: This paper discusses some basic concepts in test automation, specifically test automation framework design.    Readmore


Test Automation: An Architected Approach
Summary: Automated testing is often a valuable tool for guaging and improving the quality of software products, and if test automation success was simply a matter of implementing the Readmore


Keyword Driven Test Automation Framework for Web Based Applications
Summary: Business process automation works towards making automation frameworks increasingly meaningful to the functional subject matter experts by involving them in test automation a Readmore


Data-Driven Test Automation
Summary: Data-driven test automation is considered to be one of the best automated test implementation or framework types due to its extensibility and relatively low maintenance requi Readmore


Automation Framework for Data and Report Comparison
Summary: Software testing is critical to ensuring systems are delivered with a sufficient level of quality, and this understanding has generated a great demand for software testing se Readmore

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Unit Test Tools Systir Description: Systir stands for System Testing In Ruby. This doesn't mean system testing of Ruby code rather, it means Ruby was used to create a tool for helping you automate your syst Readmore


Functional Test Tools Jemmy Description: Jemmy is a tool allowing you to create automated tests for Java GUI applications. Tests are written on Java, using Jemmy as a regular Java library. No recording (yet), no Readmore


Performance/Load Test Tools SOAtest Description: Parasoft SOA Quality Solution is a full-lifecycle quality platform that delivers a continuous quality process for ensuring secure, reliable, compliant business processes. Readmore


Security Test Tools Metasploit Description: The Metasploit Framework is an advanced open-source platform for developing, testing, and using exploit code. This project initially started off as a portable network gam Readmore

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