Which one is more crucial in testing? Automation testing (or) Manual testing?

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Permalink Reply by Saritha S.P. on March 31, 2010 at 4:21pm

Please verify the link below
http://wiki.directi.com/display/DEV/Automated+Testing+vs+Manual+Tes...

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Permalink Reply by Arun on March 31, 2010 at 4:39pm

Automated and Manual has his own positive and negative part,If you enjoy the job and work, Both are Very Happy, both are important - depends on product.

Project Bases - Manual Testing.
Product Bases - Automated Testing.

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Permalink Reply by vishnu chaudary on April 6, 2010 at 10:07am

Arun! Are you Sure with your answer?


The Reason for my query is I have been working for a Product based company for the past 4 years.. that too manual..

Can you tell in what scenario this holds true?
Project Bases - Manual Testing.
Product Bases - Automated Testing.

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Permalink Reply by G.N.MALLIKARJUNA RAO on April 5, 2010 at 3:31pm

Which one is more crucial in testing? Automation testing (or) Manual testing?

I feel here 'crucial' word may not be appropriate in testing. Combination of both Manual and Automation testing with a % of test cases can give best results. At times automation testing is mandatory to cover all the permutations and combinations of scenarios where ever manual testing is near impossible with too much volume. However manual testing can not be ruled out where human judgment is mandatory.

Logically speaking if a component of a product used by a system then automation is a mandatory, if it is used by human means then manual testing is mandatory.

For instance, sending SMS to millions of mobile numbers by clicking one soft key, here automation testing is mandatory. Sending SMS for selected mobile numbers, here both manual and automation can be preferred. Product look & feel and use & feel testing should be manual. Source code profiling should be done using automation, while application response time to user interaction would be done using both manual and automation testing.

Some times cost enables management to take decision on automation or manual testing. Suppose automation costs more and time taken to develop then manual testing is preferred.

So it (automation or manual testing) is subjective and cost-effective solution than crucial.

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Permalink Reply by Siddiq on March 31, 2010 at 5:35pm

it depends you, how you rate it. for me both as important. I use them on my need to achieve quality accordingly .

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Permalink Reply by Ajay Pardhi on March 31, 2010 at 5:36pm

Both have there own importance

M agree with Abu

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Permalink Reply by Akhila Subramanyam on April 1, 2010 at 1:33pm

Thank you all. I didn't expect so many answers to my question.

~~Akhi~~

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