Low-code and no-code test automation

For the past several years, it has been possible for someone in marketing to log into an app, add a spreadsheet or database, and create real working software. These tools are generally developed for phones and tablets (“mobile first”) and grouped into low-code and no-code tools. In practice, they are often things such as a conference website or a college registration website. The more complex ones allow the user to actually build up a set of pages to walk through based on databases. You might use low-code tools to set up a workflow for brokers/agents/sellers/buyers on a home purchase or manage students who are applying to a university. Programmers who use these apps can create working software in an afternoon and a finished product in a week, which might otherwise take a programmer a month.

Since these tools exist for programmers, it seems intuitive that they exist for testers. One easy way to start is by taking a record/playback...