Test automation is the future -- but not just yet

In a new survey, 55 percent of respondents say test automation would improve software quality, and 51 percent say they're releasing software updates daily or weekly. But the study of over 350 softwware testers from mobile testing platform Kobiton also shows automation initiatives are still in their infancy, with 58 percent of survey respondents saying their automation programs are relatively new or at least six months from starting. In addition 76 percent are automating fewer than half of all software tests, and 73 percent are manually running at least 100 tests prior to each software release. Factors holding back companies from… [Continue Reading]