Top 9 Challenges in Test Automation

In today's video, I am going to talk about the challenges of test automation. Test automation isn't easy. It comes with many challenges. Some of them are easy to handle, some of them take lots of time. I am talking about the tough challenges to overcome to establish good test automation that adds value to every software development team.

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[calkelpdiver]

You lost the debate right at #1. Picking the tool first is not a good strategy. Doing so before knowing what your implementation approach is will cause you to go down a rabbit hole.
Figure out first what you are trying to automate and at what levels. Then, determine which tests to automate. This means categorization and prioritization of tests so you have things organized. Then based on this you can see what are common paths and components to be built. Also any utility functions to create to support the overall code. Next, find people with the experience and skills to do the work.
THEN, you can think about / determine which tool(s) to get. This will require a POC (Proof of Concept) to ensure you get the right tooling and process in place.
Picking the tool first is putting the cart before the horse.

[GracyIma]

i have a question when you say programming skills do you mean I need to be a fullstack developer or have high level coding skills before I pick up automation?

[atishraikar]

One big challenge i came across was if when OUI component changes i.e UI library version changes. then we have to change locator/controller. every release when we do it, there is possibilities of flaky test fail