DescriptionThis course focuses on the basics of Software Test Automation and expands on those topics to learn some of the deeper issues of Test Automation. This course is not specific to any particular tool set but does include hands-on exercises using free and cheap test tools. The main objective of this course is to help you understand the landscape of Software Test Automation and how to make Test Automation a reality in your organization. You will learn the top challenges of Test Automation and which approaches are the best ones for your situation, how to establish your own Test Automation organization, and how to design software with Test Automation in mind. You will also learn many of the lessons of Test Automation by performing exercises using sample Test Automation tools on sample applications. You will leave the course with your own Test Automation strategy and plan for implementing it.What you will learnThe purpose and value of automating software testsThe common challenges and pitfalls of Test Automation and how to overcome themHow to automate structural testingHow to automate functional testing with modern approachesHow Test Automation frameworks can be used to streamline Test AutomationHow to design tests that can be readily automatedThe deeper issues of creating Test AutomationThe Test Automation tools on the marketWhich tools are free or inexpensiveHow to make Test Automation a reality in your organizationHow to measure the benefits and value of Test AutomationMain TopicsUnderstanding Test AutomationSurviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Test AutomationStructural Test AutomationFunctional Test ApproachesBuilding a Framework for Test AutomationDeconstructing Test AutomationManaging Test AutomationCheap and Free Test ToolsHow to Make Test Automation a Reality in Your Organization