Does our app meet our business requirements? UI testing
Don't be confused, we won't test frontend application functionality. This is already tested with our unit test, so what is really UI testing? Well, it is a very long discussion. We can have many test suites configured to be executed at any time, and this will ensure that our E2E meets the business requirements already programmed. What do we mean by this? Unit and integration testing cannot evaluate all areas of a complete application, specifically the areas related to workflow and usability. Basically, all our automated tests can only verify code that exists. They cannot evaluate functionality that is maybe missing or issues related to visual elements of our application and how easy our product is to use. This is the real value of GUI testing, which is performed from the perspective of a user instead of the practical point of view of the developer. By analyzing an application from a user’s perspective, GUI testing can provide enough...