Does your business plan include a continuous testing strategy? Is continuous testing right for your organization? Every company who has implemented continuous testing had to answer these questions – and not all companies are able to do so. It requires a strategic planning process and many changes would need to be put in place, which can be challenging for small and large organizations alike. After all, continuous testing is all about testing early and often which can be challenging to implement. To find out more about continuous testing, check out our previous blog for an Introduction to Continuous Testing . If you want to learn about best practices to implement an effective continuous testing strategy, you’ve come to the right place. After thoroughly researching continuous testing and consulting industry experts, we’ve compiled eight best practices that you should consider to help you effectively build a continuous testing strategy. We hope this helps you make the best decis...

Customers nowadays expect top-notch software for their businesses or personal use. To accommodate that need, software companies are incorporating Continuous Testing practices to ensure the software they release to market can outshine the competition. What is Continuous Testing? Simply put, Continuous Testing is a software testing type in which the product is evaluated early, often, and throughout the entire Continuous Delivery (CD) process. Continuous testing uses automated tests to ensure teams receive immediate feedback to quickly mitigate as many risks as possible throughout the software development lifecycle. Moreover, team members are able to continuously learn about their product and what can be done to increase quality and reliability. Incorporating continuous testing into your organization is not a simple procedure, however, as you need to build out a test strategy to ensure a smooth transition. You also asked why is it so valuable? Imagine this: Traditionally, test...

In today’s culture of wanting more and more, one of the top challenges for software companies is quickly responding to market and customer demands. To address this concern, a solution was implemented: Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD). CI/CD practices are currently the most widely accepted choice to shorten software development and delivery cycle time. Read on to find out more about CI/CD and how these practices are performed. What is Continuous Integration? Pioneered by Gary Booch, software integration was first integrated as one of the key practices of Extreme Programming. Software integration may not be necessary for stable projects, but it is essential for projects with frequent changes. After all, waiting to integrate often results in integration conflicts and can take too much time to resolve, leading to project delays. Continuous integration (CI) helps ensure that software components work together. Integration should be completed frequently; if po...