Codeless Automation Testing: Solution for Faster Release

Efficient yet time-consuming manual QA and code-based automation have always brought the highest product quality attainable. But such an approach doesn`t provide the fast and ever-changing IT market. Modifying QA testing by a combination of manual and codeless automation technologies appears to be a promising way out. Let`s figure out why.

 How does codeless testing work?

Learning programming language to master code writing needs time, patience, and effort. That`s why automation testers would seem like walking on no man`s land, doing a bit of both: a programmer and a QA engineer. Although modern tester grows up a deep understanding of several technologies, often coding confuses QA specialists from their primary purpose. Hence, the “codeless future” has become a background to rethink the prior purpose of QA engineers. 

To make it clear, one shouldn`t take the idea of “codeless testing” too strictly. The term itself applies to the method of test case automation with no or the least amount of code. However, scriptless testing tools build an abstraction layer on top of the test code. That indicates the test scripts still rely on some program parts to test a situation. There is no requirement to do hard coding to build or modify these test scripts, though. 

The “record-and-play” principle has been the most common for web-based product testing. QA engineer conducts a test manually and utilizes the tool to record it step by step. The tool then automates the test generating the scripts. In such a way, QA engineers repeat the same tests on other products and make the entire process time-consuming. Testers can also update the recorded scripts and modify the QA strategy to the product specifications. Using most of the automation tools doesn`t need extensive training, they usually appear with a profound end-user guide. And this is what modifies the code-based testing world to codeless. 

Benefits of Codeless Test Automation

While the process is not completely code-free, there are some obvious and not so reasons why you should consider executing codeless testing into the QA process.

•  It`s easy. The team spends less effort on automation. Codeless testing tools improve test coverage and, hence, increase the level of software QA. Using such tools, QA engineers design and manage even complex test scripts; they are easy to manage and modify.
•  It`s time-consuming. As no coding exposure is needed, the testers automate a test situation quickly. It allows concentrating on quality assurance and software debugging rather than managing the heavy code first. 
• It`s cost-effective. You don`t require to hire extra specialists to add to the process with codeless automation tools. However, keep in mind: being free to use, open-source tools need heavy investments in technical expert support, test operating, and maintenance. 
• It has a friendly interface. An intuitive GUI clarifies and facilitates the entire process of testing. That is why operating with codeless automation tools is an easy-to-acquire skill for QA professionals.

Codeless Automation Testing Tools & Platforms 

CloudQA. Easy tool for executing tests with a convenient visual editor. While the QA engineer clicks and cooperates with the software, the program reads the tests and captures all the activities during site navigation. It also allows to simply switch between browsers and environments. 

TestingWhiz. This tool fits for web, mobile, cloud, and API testing. It also operates on the “record-and-play” principle and simply combines with other bug-tracking tools.

 Katalon Studio. This one is good at creating tests automatically. It reads the tester`s actions on the web or app and generates the required scripts. Katalon Studio supports web, Android, iOS and combines with JIRA, Git, and Jenkins. 

Ranorex. This is a toolset for desktop, mobile, or web app end-to-end testing. Using Ranorex, QA engineers automate tests on Windows and then simply perform them on Android or iOS mobile devices. Besides, the tool supports run cross-browser tests for Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Chrome, etc. 

Selenium IDE. One of the most beneficial among record and playback automation devices. With the help of the run commands, testers reuse a test case inside of another. The tool can be spread through plugins. They add new commands to IDE or combine them with other services. 

Sahi Pro. This codeless record-playback tool produces keyword and data-driven tests. It is easy to use across various browsers (Opera, Firefox, Chrome) without advanced code writing. Sahi Pro helps test automation of Windows desktop applications (Java, Win 32, WPF) as well as mobile apps such as IOS, Android, Native and Hybrid apps. 

Companies involved in software development bear the burden of high competition and fast-growing innovative solutions. The fight for users` interest and support delivers the competitors shorten release cycles, quickly execute new features, and reach market trends to swiftly update the product. Following the traditional way of manual QA expertise and appending codeless tools to automate repetitive jobs might be a solution to accelerate the whole development procedure.

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