Comments on: Adventures in GUI automation http://www.testjutsu.com/adventures-in-gui-automation Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:04:28 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ben Kelly http://www.testjutsu.com/adventures-in-gui-automation/comment-page-1#comment-280 Ben Kelly Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:04:28 +0000 http://www.testjutsu.com/?p=182#comment-280 <i>because it’s so complex that no one can use the damn thing >>Sorry, I have to disagree here not because I am used to it but I have seen people(freshers) able to ramp up fast with this tool with minimal training.</i> True enough I suppose. Thanks for bringing my lack of clarity to my attention. :) I maintain that while damn near anyone could use the record/playback functionality, this doesn't necessarily mean they are proficient in using the tool. Throwaway scripts are one thing. Knowing enough about the tool (when to use the object repository, when to use descriptive programming, how to create functions and classes and so on), but (admittedly poorly made) point was that there are a large number of things that you can do, and if you do not have money or an experienced guide, then doing anything more than rudimentary checks will take you some time. I suppose it really depends on what your needs are, but it would seem a bit wasteful to spend so much money on a tool if all you need to do is record throwaway scripts. because it’s so complex that no one can use the damn thing
>>Sorry, I have to disagree here not because I am used to it but I have seen people(freshers) able to ramp up fast with this tool with minimal training.

True enough I suppose. Thanks for bringing my lack of clarity to my attention. :)
I maintain that while damn near anyone could use the record/playback functionality, this doesn’t necessarily mean they are proficient in using the tool. Throwaway scripts are one thing. Knowing enough about the tool (when to use the object repository, when to use descriptive programming, how to create functions and classes and so on), but (admittedly poorly made) point was that there are a large number of things that you can do, and if you do not have money or an experienced guide, then doing anything more than rudimentary checks will take you some time.

I suppose it really depends on what your needs are, but it would seem a bit wasteful to spend so much money on a tool if all you need to do is record throwaway scripts.

]]> By: Ankur Jain http://www.testjutsu.com/adventures-in-gui-automation/comment-page-1#comment-276 Ankur Jain Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:59:59 +0000 http://www.testjutsu.com/?p=182#comment-276 I think that it’s really bloody cheeky for a company to charge six figures for a product because of its feature richness, then charge 5 figures for training >> Yes, it seems like HP has just continued with the legacy of Mercury (the co it acquired in around 2006). High time price should come down. because it’s so complex that no one can use the damn thing >>Sorry, I have to disagree here not because I am used to it but I have seen people(freshers) able to ramp up fast with this tool with minimal training. Thank You for sharing Michael Hunter's link. Do keep us posted with your experience on QTP. I think that it’s really bloody cheeky for a company to charge six figures for a product because of its feature richness, then charge 5 figures for training
>> Yes, it seems like HP has just continued with the legacy of Mercury (the co it acquired in around 2006). High time price should come down.

because it’s so complex that no one can use the damn thing
>>Sorry, I have to disagree here not because I am used to it but I have seen people(freshers) able to ramp up fast with this tool with minimal training.

Thank You for sharing Michael Hunter’s link. Do keep us posted with your experience on QTP.

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