Manual Testing Only
Zero automated tests. The team has no idea where to start and the codebase was not designed for testability.
9 minute read
Tag: Test-Strategy
Manual Regression Testing Gates
Every release requires days or weeks of manual testing. Testers execute scripted test cases. Test effort scales linearly with application size.
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Inverted Test Pyramid
Most tests are slow end-to-end or UI tests. Few unit tests. The test suite is slow, brittle, and expensive to maintain.
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Code Coverage Mandates
A mandatory coverage target drives teams to write tests that hit lines of code without verifying behavior, inflating the coverage number while defects continue reaching production.
7 minute read
Tightly Coupled Monolith
Changing one module breaks others. No clear boundaries. Every change is high-risk because blast radius is unpredictable.
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Pressure to Skip Testing
Management pressures developers to skip or shortcut testing to meet deadlines. The test suite rots sprint by sprint as skipped tests become the norm.
9 minute read
Tests Pass in One Environment but Fail in Another
Tests pass locally but fail in CI, or pass in CI but fail in staging. Environment differences cause unpredictable failures.
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Hardening Sprints Are Needed Before Every Release
The team dedicates one or more sprints after “feature complete” to stabilize code before it can be released.
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High Coverage but Tests Miss Defects
Test coverage numbers look healthy but defects still reach production.
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Feedback Takes Hours Instead of Minutes
The time from making a change to knowing whether it works is measured in hours, not minutes. Developers batch changes to avoid waiting.
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Refactoring Breaks Tests
Internal code changes that do not alter behavior cause widespread test failures.
2 minute read
Pipelines Take Too Long
CI/CD pipelines take 30 minutes or more. Developers stop waiting and lose the feedback loop.
3 minute read
Test Suite Is Too Slow to Run
The test suite takes 30 minutes or more. Developers stop running it locally and push without verifying.
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Tests Randomly Pass or Fail
The pipeline fails, the developer reruns it without changing anything, and it passes.
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