Changes to Coded UI Test in Visual Studio 2019

This post announces the deprecation of Coded UI test functionality in Visual Studio 2019, explaining the decision by highlighting the rise of open-source tools like Selenium and Appium, the shift towards unit and API testing in agile development, and customer experiences with these alternatives. It provides specific recommendations for using Selenium and Appium with WinAppDriver for different application types, and mentions the EasyRepro framework for Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and the Regression Suite Automation Tool for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations. The post assures continued support for Coded UI tests in Visual Studio 2019 for bug fixes and discusses side-by-side installation for maintaining existing test assets and CI/CD pipelines. It explicitly states that there are no automated migration tools available and advises users to plan their migration and re-evaluate their test portfolios.