{"id":37962,"date":"2022-09-08T07:39:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T11:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=37962"},"modified":"2025-06-23T16:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:18:52","slug":"couch-convos-test-automation-in-software-development","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/resources\/couch-convos-test-automation-in-software-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Couch Convos: Test Automation in Software Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">In this episode of Couch Convos: Biz and Tech Talks, we sit down with Modern Software Delivery expert Pete Walen to talk about using test automation to support software development.<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">A lot of software testing is repetitive, and therefore a great candidate for some sort of automation.<\/p>\n<p>Automation on its own doesn\u2019t solve all your problems, however. <strong>You need to design it around the needs of your business environment and the business solution you\u2019re implementing.<\/strong> And even then, it can have surprising complications. 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