What is mixed testing?

Mixed Testing is a quality assurance approach that uses both manual and automated testing methods for comprehensive product verification. This method allows for the effective use of the advantages of each approach while minimizing their disadvantages.

Main principles:

• Manual testing is used for exploratory testing, user interface testing, usability testing, and scenarios requiring human intuition and adaptability.
• Automated testing is used for regression testing, performance testing, load testing, and verifying repetitive, standard scenarios.

Advantages:

• Efficiency: Combining manual and automated methods achieves high test coverage with optimal time and resource expenditure.
• Quality: A comprehensive approach helps identify more defects of various types.
• Flexibility: Allows adaptation to changing requirements and project priorities.

Example of use:

During the development of new functionality, manual testers explore it, identify major defects, and verify usability. After stabilization, key scenarios and regression cases are automated for quick and regular execution during each iteration or build.