What are the benefits of automating acceptance testing?

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Published on 2010-04-30T19:43:29Z Indexed on 2010/04/30 19:47 UTC
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Recently I read some articles about some doubts about benefits of acceptance testing, because it is quite costly compared to what it brings. To form my own opinion, I would like to gather as much benefits of automated acceptance testing as possible. Can you help me?

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