A Well-Setup Parallel Testing Lab Can Handle Several Types of Software End-to-End Testing

This synergy leads to significant cost savings.

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Automated End-to-End Testing comes in several forms, depending on the type of application:

• Web Applications
• Mobile Applications (Android & iOS)
• Desktop Applications (Windows)
• API Testing

The above fall under functional testing. Additionally, there are other types of non-functional testing:

• Performance Testing (Web)
• Load Testing (Web)

Black Box Testing Means …

A key attribute of black box testing is transparency — i.e. test scripts are entirely independent of the application code. This allows for:

• Writing test scripts in a common scripting language
• Using consistent test syntax frameworks

For example, my father has successfully used the RSpec syntax framework (Ruby) for the above types of automated testing across multiple applications for over a decade.