BOF: What Is Missing from the Modern Automation Engineer?
summary
Examines gaps in modern test automation beyond tools and hardware, including missing infrastructure, weak understanding of what tests do and why, and poor communication with developers. Argues for soft skills and mindset improvements—perseverance, teamwork, and investigative attitude—to better discover the truth in automated testing.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:15Test automation failures
- 9:00Team communication gaps
- 17:34Automation roles
- 23:38Product quality goal
- 30:36Ask simple questions
- 35:51System deep dive
- 42:17Growing in automation
- 45:23Automation business value
- 49:57Q&A
- 53:35Summary
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