The Easiest Way to Start Automated Testing

Automated testing leverages a tool to assist in finding out information about the software.

The easiest way to get started with this is to use simple automation tools and then build on them as you become more comfortable with them. You don't need to start with programming.

The automated testing tool I would suggest starting with is a spell checker. You can find many tools for spell-checking, but before you try finding a specialized tool, I would recommend trying out Microsoft Word. You can copy-paste from user interfaces or logs into Microsoft Word, then run the spell-check.

Think about what else you might want to check with this tool. Ethnic slurs and swear words appearing in your software could cause irreparable harm to your business. Are you questioning that they would make it into your product? If you regularly review developer commits or code comments, you know it happens. If not, a quick internet search for "swear words in commits" will reveal many articles and discussions about the topic.

Microsoft Word has features to find slurs, swears, and more.

If you want to get more advanced, you can start learning regular expressions. I like to use an online tool such as https://regex101.com/

Once you learn Regular Expressions and can start filtering out text, you are well on your way to utilizing automated testing.