Why Visual Regression Testing is Wrong, Mostly?

Mostly wasteful activity. QA engineers focus on Automated E2E UI Functional Regression Testing, as should be.

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A few weeks ago, one mentee asked me, “What is Visual Testing?”.

I replied, “Did someone want to showcase Visual Testing at work, for regression testing? If so, let me guess, he or she is a developer. ”

The mentee said with a surprised tone, “Yes”.

This article is a write-down of my explanation to this mentee.

Table of Contents:
· What is Visual Testing?
· Why Visual Regression Testing is Mostly Wrong?
∘ The Story
∘ Visual Regression Testing is Expensive and Not Practical
· Why do People waste time doing this kind of useless Test Automation?

What is Visual Testing?

“Visual testing is a software testing technique that evaluates the visual appearance and behavior of a software application’s user interface (UI) or graphical user interface (GUI). Visual testing aims to verify that the application’s visual…