Hi Jörg,
as discussed and for the notes here to get all to the same level of
information:
The goal can not be to get a 100% determenistic working test tool
because this is impossible and have never been reached also in other
[software] projects. Also the well known literature about automated test
tools [1] is not talking about a 100% failsafe process. But that's not a
problem. We have to select the best proved tests for such an automated
process to get an acceptance of the developers who will have to start
the process and see the results first. The results in a defined
environment of the VCL TestTool are very good as they are and very less
warnings are comming from scripts or environment defects.
The goal from my point of view if I read your words is to put the
automated testing more to the development process instead of doing it in
the QA test cycle and that is really a great enhancement to get the
hands off the code until the quality has not been reached. It also saves
time and money [2].
Thank you for collecting all these information!
I will add some words aof these aspects to the Wiki page.
Cu,
Jogi
[1] "Software Test Automation", Mark Fewster & Dorrothy Graham,
Addison Wesley
[2] Slide 10
http://specs.openoffice.org/collaterals/presentations/Specification-Template-Presentation.odp
Jörg Jahnke wrote:
Hi,
in the past weeks I had some discussions with developers and members
from the QA whether and how we could establish regular automated
regression tests. The results of these discussions I have collected in
the Wiki page "Steps towards regular automated regression testing"
(http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Steps_towards_regular_automated_regression_testing).
There are still some open questions about e.g. required hardware, a
milestone potentially being ready for usage a few hours later. So if you
have input on this topic I would be happy to see content added to the
Wiki page or answers being posted to this mail. I would also be
interested to know whether people find it desirable at all to introduce
such regular regression tests.
Thanks,
Jörg
Cu,
Jogi
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