Automated testing is often seen as "what testers do, i.e. searching for bugs, but automated" But automated testing is also (and mainly!) - About non-functional requirements (performance, fault tolerance, ...) - A form of specification (versioned with the code, executable, more durable than the requirement documents) - A design tool for APIs and interfaces - A necessary precondition for scalability and longevity of a software product This talk will give you information about some benefits of automated tests that are commonly underrated