When to Use Self-Healing in Test Automation
Self-healing in test automation has become an increasing requirement for teams searching to accelerate the delivery of valuable software.
User interface elements have the tendency to rapidly change, directly impacting the stability of automated tests used to decide to proceed or not with a release.
That’s why it is important to understand when to use self-healing, and when more reliable techniques are available.
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The need for self-healing in test automation
The practice of test automation is becoming increasingly important in the software development lifecycle.
One of the key advantages of test automation is that it allows for rapid detection and correction of defects.
This becomes more difficult, however, as user interface elements change rapidly and unexpectedly.
That’s why self-healing tests are so important — they allow automated tests to correct themselves when something goes wrong.
There are situations when self-healing tests are appropriate and others cases requiring to use different techniques.
