Test Automation Biases The Evil Tester Show

In episode 16 of The Eviltester Show we are looking at Test Automation Biases, what they are, how to avoid them, and how to evaluate your own biases.


00:00 What is an Automation Bias?


00:29 Treat all opinions as biased


01:50 Automating a GUI is Slow and Flaky


03:36 Automate through the API


05:23 Code Free Automating is Bad


06:17 Tool X is Better than Y


07:04 Postman is Better than Insomnia


08:54 Python is Better than Java


10:24 Seeing Through Biases


12:52 Try it, then decide


13:17 Page Objects vs Screenplay


14:52 Take Responsibility


16:11 External Experience


17:02 Start Small, Make Progress


17:50 Do not ignore issues


20:34 Be Real rather than Believe


21:18 Keep Options Open


22:48 Be Aware of your biases


23:19 It takes time