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This post is part of a series on functional testing using the test pyramid. Also called “system” testing. Purposes Verifies the key customer experiences of the software. Who defines the test? Who codes the test automation? What to test? Best practices Measures of success Maturity levels Experiences Engineers at each company asked, “Why so few […]

This post is part of a series on functional testing using the test pyramid. Purposes Who defines the test? Who codes the test automation? What to test Best practices Measures of success Implementation measures Success measures Maturity levels Experiences One of the companies produced “integration” tests for every component — which were clearly component tests. […]

This post is part of a series on functional testing using the test pyramid. API testing checks the external interface of one or more components, while component testing tests the functionality of a single component. From the point of view of the consumer, these are the same, so we group them together in the same […]

This post is part of a series on functional testing using the test pyramid. Purposes of unit testing With good unit tests, the code is much easier to modify. Unit tests help the most on the second and subsequent times you change the code, as it’s easy to know if you have broken basic functionality […]

This post is part of a series on functional testing using the test pyramid. I’ve been engaged by five different companies to help them create a quality strategy. For each company I’ve worked with, I used variations on the same strategy. To create this strategy, I took ideas from all over, but the core came […]