A Test Automation Framework is a set of assumptions, concepts and practices that provide support for automated software testing.
Frameworks
Frame work means a set of rules developed by experts and using by many people. Will Automation testing beats Manual? The debate should be how to bridge the gap between automation and manual testing.....! At one point these two streams start interdepending and the ideal problem is how to eliviate automation testing upto manual testing in some aspects and how to uplift manual testing to automation testing level in few other aspects.
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Modularity Framework
Data-driven Framework
Keyword-driven Framework
Choose an Automation Framework