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Interview Question : What are Pros and Cons of automating tests at UI layer ?
Answer : UI automated tests execute in a way that simulates user interacting with the system. So it is very good for validating user journeys and flows Can cover end-to-end flows that communicate with 3rd party systems Because tests are run against the system, they can be demoed to the customer who can understand what tests are run Can catch high severity or show stopper bugs Can check UI functionality where it is not possible to test otherwise A: Cons UI automated tests can be very brittle (i.e. fail due to UI changes even though functionality hasn't changed) Slow feedback to the team. Execution is slow as you have to wait for the system to launch and connections with 3rd party system can take a long time Limitation on what can be checked from the UI. There are some information that are not present from the UI Because tests are slow from UI, we can't have a lot of tests running against the UI Can be time consuming to construct automated test scripts for the UI Usually have to depend on a 3rd party tool or vendor for UI testing
Interview Question Category : Automated Testing
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