Test Automation vs Devops

What is Test Automation?

It is a structured testing process wherein test automation frameworks and tools are leveraged to run software test suites and test scenarios at scale. Test automation is used for running stress tests, load tests, performance tests, UI tests etc.

Depending upon the requirements of the project, teams can use the test automation platform to test product features at scale. Automation experts use popular programming languages like JavaScript, Java, Python etc. The amount of human intervention is minimal while carrying out the software test automation activities.

When the platform of test automation is combined with CI (Continuous Integration) then test cases can be continually run by teams, thereby making sure that high-quality features are used in the production phase.

What is DevOps?

DevOps is a combination of "Development" and "Operations." DevOps platform ensures that both Development and Operations teams work collaboratively towards the attainment of a common project or organizational goal. In a DevOps environment, team members work collaboratively to develop top-quality, secure and scalable software products at speed.

Iterative product improvement and a faster feedback mechanism can be realized by the DevOps team. Continuous feedback and collaboration are the guiding pillars of the DevOps development process. DevOps testing provides a structured platform to carry out testing activities cohesively.

 

Differences between Test automation and DevOps:

Test Automation:

·     Software  test automation acts as a catalyst that basically comprises a set of frameworks and tools that lets you implement the requirements that have been proposed in the DevOps lifecycle

·     The manual activities are replaced by automation, especially those testing tasks that are repetitive and time-consuming to be carried out by the automation testing platform.

 

DevOps:

·       A tighter integration of development and operations work is realized in the same cycle by the DevOps platform. Key technological-related problems are solved by DevOps

·       It is a combination of practices, cultural philosophies and tools through which an organization's ability is increased to deliver services and applications at high velocity.