Do you think automation can replace manual testing?

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Permalink Reply by Ajay Pardhi on December 22, 2009 at 5:26pm

i think no need of such questions

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Permalink Reply by Saravanan on December 23, 2009 at 1:32pm

Dear Sriya Rajan,

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Permalink Reply by vivek on December 23, 2009 at 4:11pm

I firmly believe Automation testing can't replace manual testing.If we wanna accomplish Automation testing, we tend to do manual testing first. Every Automation test engg., first do manual testing for any kind of application /software.Rex black said "Manual testing is key & pillar for any kind of testing ." Objective to perform Automation testing to save Time & cost.

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Permalink Reply by Vishal shah on December 24, 2009 at 5:20pm

NEVER..IT IS NOT POSSIBLE..So dont worry & enjoyyy

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Permalink Reply by Nehal on December 24, 2009 at 6:48pm

I agree with Ajay, there is no comparison between manual and automation testing. Both are important.

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Permalink Reply by Priti Gaikwad on June 1, 2020 at 4:55pm

Hello,

Really interesting question…

But According to me…Test automation will never replace manual testing, I know the importance and use of automation testing is incresed day by day but manual activities still have the same importance

The Reasons Why Test Automation can not be replaced manual testing

1- Sometimes automation testing services are expensive and can not to affordable by everyone

2- User-experience testing is difficult with test automation

3- Sometimes automation also face faults/ bugs

4- Automation have the Technical limitations

5-Only predictions tests are happen

I think these points are sufficient to know why manual testing is still important and why it will be never replaced…

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Permalink Reply by Anand Singh on June 19, 2020 at 1:11pm

As per practices of quality assurance services, automation testing can't completely vanish the scope of manual testing as automation testing can only be performed when the testing is predictable and when we know that there will be no major updations in the application. It would be mainly helpful to execute the vast coverage of regression test suites or to perform smoke/happy path testing to reduce the time needed to execute it manually.

But to test any new application where new features keep on introducing on regular basis, manual testing plays a vital role in understanding the entire functionality and explore the testing scope with proper flexibility.

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