IcuTest: Solving the GUI Testing Problem

You know you should test all your code. But GUI testing is hard--really hard. It's so hard, most assume it's a bad idea and won't even try. This is unfortunate since, just like other unit tests, GUI unit testing:

• Finds bugs quickly and automatically
• Produces better code coverage
• Promotes confident refactoring
• Alleviates manual testing and debugging

Unfortunately, WPF tests are difficult to create and hard to maintain. Moreover, test execution can be slow and unpredictable. IcuTest solves these problems with a simple API that makes GUI testing easy and fun. In doing so, IcuTest still retains all the properties of a good test:

• Simple, readable and maintainable code
• Fast, timely and efficient execution
• Repeatable and predictable results

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