Module 1
The Testing Paradox
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Imagine you are tasked with organizing a library. If you simply pile books on the floor as they arrive, you might save time initially. But finding a specific book later becomes impossible.
Software testing often suffers from the same entropy. We write scripts that are "technically accurate" but logically disorganized.
This is the paradox. Quality assurance efforts, when unstructured, can actually decrease the maintainability of the software. The solution is not more testing, but smarter testing.
The Traditional vs. Logical Approach
The Traditional Way
// Hard to read, hard to change
navigate_to("https://site.com/login");
find("#user").type("admin");
find("#pass").type("1234");
find("#btn").click();
wait_for_load();
Brittle. If the login ID changes, you must fix every single test script.
The Action-Based Way
// Clear, reusable, logical
login("admin", "1234")
Robust. If the login mechanism changes, you update the definition of 'login' once.