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While few people deny the benefits of test automation, comprehensive automated testing via UI (browser for web applications) is rarely implemented in software projects. Common reasons for projects' failed attempts on test automation are:

Difficult to learn - test scripts are complex and testing tools are not easy to use
Hard to maintain - UI tests are vulnerable to application changes
Long feedback loop - automated tests take too long to run

To succeed in automated testing via UI, software projects need to overcome all these 3 challenges.

This book presents a practical approach to implementing test automation for desktop applications. Topics include:

Developing easy to read and maintain Appium tests using a next-generation functional testing tool
Page object model
Functional Testing Refactorings
Setting up a continuous testing server to manage the execution of a large number of automated UI tests

To help readers learn more effectively, the book has a dedicated site containing the following resources:

Software. Test automation is not necessarily expensive. All test frameworks featured in this book are free and open-source.
Sample test scripts. Ready-to-run test scripts for the exercises in the book.
Tutorial screencasts. You will be able to see how exercises are done step by step.

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