{"id":6436,"date":"2016-05-31T17:08:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T17:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/?p=6436"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:21:15","slug":"ebook-complete-introduction-functional-test-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/software-testing\/ebook-complete-introduction-functional-test-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Ebook] A Complete Introduction to Functional Test Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Go to www.addthis.com\/dashboard to customize your tools --><script src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-58d80a50fc4f926d\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Everything you need to know before getting\u00a0started with functional test automation<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10942\" src=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ebook-blog-1-min.png\" alt=\"Read our functional test automation ebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #41539b;\">Introduction to Functional Test Automation<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often said that \u201cAutomating chaos just gives faster chaos,\u201d and not only faster, but also (paraphrasing a Daft Punk song) <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">harder, faster, stronger<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230; chaos. Yet, seemingly everyone is moving into an agile, DevOps or continuous delivery\/continuous integration environment. Automating tests is increasingly necessary to be successful in said environments.\u00a0This ebook focuses on the automation of functional tests in general, showcasing the benefits it brings in the most objective way possible. It goes without saying that if you automate without sound judgment, you will not reap any benefits from it. What you are about to read is not a user manual for a tool. Neither is this ebook intended to convince anyone that automation is like a magic wand that will make all of our tests better. As our friend, Jim Hazen says, \u201cIt\u2019s automation, not auto-magic!\u201d The goal of this ebook is to provide you with a <strong>thorough introduction to functional test automation<\/strong> so that you can determine if it\u2019s right for you and if so, how to go about it in the best possible way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #41539b;\">Fill out this form to receive the ebook:<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"_form_9\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/abstracta.activehosted.com\/f\/embed.php?id=9\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything you need to know before getting\u00a0started with functional test automation Introduction to Functional Test Automation It is often said that \u201cAutomating chaos just gives faster chaos,\u201d and not only faster, but also (paraphrasing a Daft Punk song) harder, faster, stronger&#8230; chaos. 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