Bas Dijkstra |
Pas de deux: a tale of test automation and service virtualization |
| Test automation has been a key factor in the optimization of test preparation and execution for years, removing the burden of repetitive manual (regression) test execution and enabling tests to be run more often and at any given moment. More recently, the use of service virtualization to simulate the behavior of critical yet (partially) unavailable systems or system components has become an increasingly popular solution in removing test environment constraints and enabling earlier and more extensive testing. When these two are combined, a setup can be created that is even more powerful than the sum of its parts. This presentation will show you how you can dynamically control and configure your virtualized test environments from within your automated test scripts to achieve increased flexibility in your automated test suite. This synergy also works the other way round: virtualized test environments can enable your automated test setup to check parts of the functionality of your application under test that wouldn’t have been testable when using ‘real’ external test environments. The benefits of this integrated test automation and service virtualization setup is illustrated by means of its implementation at an Oelan client, where it has enabled the test team to test more, test better and test faster. |
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Bas Dijkstra is a freelance test automation consultant with over eight years of experience in implementing test automation and service virtualization solutions. He has also responsible for the development and delivery of several courses and workshops on test automation and service virtualization. He has been a speaker at several conferences, such as the 2014 TestNet spring event. |
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