What is continuous testing?
The move towards a more agile software production has introduced the concept of Continuous delivery (CD). Continuous delivery is a software development practice where code changes are automatically prepared for a release to production. A pillar of modern application development, continuous delivery expands upon continuous integration by deploying all code changes to a testing environment and/or a production environment after the build stage. When properly implemented, developers will always have a deployment-ready build artifact that has passed through a standardized test process. After a feature has been developed, but before it is released, what is most time-consuming is testing and all its related activities. Testing can be sped up with automation, and at the same time increase accuracy and lower risk, which overall enhances product quality. This is why automation is key in Agile.
Why is continuous testing challenging?
Low coverage
When automating functional testing, it is quite hard to access full software coverage or test every part of a software.
Limited continuous delivery
Most testing platforms don’t allow full integration with CI/CD tools due technological constraints and limited connectors.
Too many flaky tests
Regression tests are great when they identify issues before a production build. But there's nothing more frustrating than a test suite that throws constant false positives — or tests that fail when they should pass.
High maintenance
When running complex and large functional tests, it becomes difficult to maintain every test at scale and for quality assurance engineers to test manually without consuming significant time and resources.
Poor collaboration
Most tool providers generate binary files that are "shareable" with versioning systems but don't allow any smart collaborative approach. This has to change.
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0%
Flaky tests (false positive)
75%
Saved in test maintenance costs
100%
Compatible with CI/CD
Unlock better testing
Stop being constrained by tools’ limits in terms of software coverage. Test all parts of your software, create complex and rich scenarios with complex business paths. Developers can focus on developing, and testers can get rid of repetitive, tedious tasks in favor of tasks that require their critical thinking.
Create more robust tests
Get rid of flaky tests and maintain tests based on user story evolution. Flaky tests create uncertainty, and uncertainty is not something that can be easily exploited by a fully automated computer system.
Integrate with CI/CD systems
Integrate all your test executions with your favorite CI tools to trigger test runs automatically once the build is ready. Agilitest ATS format enables maximum compatibility with most used systems (Jenkins, Maven, TestNG, etc)
Faster collaborative work
Access comprehensible reports and easy to understand files. And with faster and more continuous feedback loops throughout the pipeline, bugs can be found and fixed earlier. This also means quality can be assured faster, and releases can take place sooner.
Lower testing costs
When testing is performed faster, with higher precision, and resources are optimized, costs are optimized or reduced as a result. Furthermore, when bugs are discovered earlier in the release cycle, they are less costly to fix than later.
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tailored for continuous testing
Agilitest provides intuitive, yet robust, features to manage continuous testing effectively.
Powerful locator for robust test maintenance
Continuous integration with CI tools and Jenkins
Multiple and scalable test environments
XML, PDF & video reports for faster feedbacks
Easy to use for testers, powerful for developers,
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'Our continuous deployment pipeline now limits false positives'
Pierre, IT Project Manager at L'OREAL
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