Benefits of Automation

Efficiency: Automated tests can be run quickly and repeatedly, reducing the time and effort required for testing.

Consistency: Automated tests perform the same steps and checks consistently, eliminating human errors.

Reusability: Test scripts can be reused across different test cycles and projects.

Types of Automated Testing

Unit Testing: Testing individual units or components of the software in isolation.

Integration Testing: Testing the interaction between different components or modules.

Functional Testing: Testing the application's functionality, often from the end-user's perspective.

Tools and Frameworks

There are numerous testing automation tools and frameworks available, both open-source and commercial. Some popular ones include Selenium, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, and more.