This document summarizes trends in test automation, including:
- In the past, test automation was mainly used for regression testing after development and had a long return on investment.
- Now, test automation is becoming more flexible, faster, and integrated into the development process earlier on. Automated testing can start from the beginning of a project and be a continuous process.
- Trends include test automation being less technical and specialized, having a shorter return on investment, and becoming part of agile and DevOps practices with continuous testing and deployment. Automation allows testing to speed up and occur more frequently.
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