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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
The Evil Tester Show
Software Testing and related topics from Software Development Expert Alan Richardson. Covering topics like: Software Testing, Exploratory Testing, Test Automation, Test Management, Software Development and Programming. Show notes at https://eviltester.com/show