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5 Tips for SDET Automation Engineers
Automation testing can be described as the process of automating manual testing. The purpose of testing is to find bugs and defects in a program as early as possible. Every application should be tested before it is automated to confirm it is bug-free. The benefit of automation testing compared to manual testing is the speed and efficiency that tests can be run at.
This article will go into detail on these 5 tips
- Have a go-to language
- Keep an open mind
- Understand the basic concepts of testing
- Seek mentorship
- Become fluent in testing and tracking tools
Have a go-to language
As a software developer engineer in test doing automation, you need a go-to language. This should be an object-oriented programming language such as C# or Java. Once you have a solid understanding of 1 of these languages, learning other languages to code becomes very easy.
All object-oriented programming languages have the same core concepts, just with different syntax. Once you know what you are trying to accomplish with your test map it out in whatever language you are most comfortable in first. Then, with a simple google search, you can get the proper syntax for whatever programming language you…
