adesso Turkey Blog

adesso Turkey Jr. Tester Doruk Süzer introduces "Maestro," a mobile UI testing framework developed by mobile.dev. Emphasizing its intuitive and cross-platform capabilities, the blog post details Maestro's innovative approach to managing mobile application tests, showcasing examples from the Wikipedia mobile app for tasks like viewing the picture of the day and testing search functionality. The article concludes with a positive reflection on Doruk's experience with Maestro, noting its ease of setup, tolerance for delays, and potential to significantly reduce regression testing time and responsive community support.

Manual testing provides flexibility, emulates user experience, and allows quick adaptation to changing conditions. However, it can be time-consuming and prone to human error. On the other hand, automated testing can efficiently handle repetitive tasks, smoke-level tests, and regression tests, while reducing human error, but it requires initial setup time, tool maintenance, and can be costly. This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both, since choosing the most effective method depends on the project requirements, available resources, and the scenarios that need to be tested, often suggesting a combined use of the two techniques.