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How to Test a Time Machine

By : Noemí Ferrera
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How to Test a Time Machine

By: Noemí Ferrera

Overview of this book

From simple websites to complex applications, delivering quality is crucial for achieving customer satisfaction. How to Test a Time Machine provides step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples to show you how you can leverage your company's test architecture from different points in the development life cycle. You'll begin by determining the most effective system for measuring and improving the delivery of quality applications for your company, and then learn about the test pyramid as you explore it in an innovative way. You'll also cover other testing topics, including cloud, AI, and VR for testing. Complete with techniques, patterns, tools, and exercises, this book will help you enhance your understanding of the testing process. Regardless of your current role within development, you can use this book as a guide to learn all about test architecture and automation and become an expert and advocate for quality assurance. By the end of this book, you'll be able to deliver high-quality applications by implementing the best practices and testing methodologies included in the book.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Part 1 Getting Started – Understanding Where You Are and Where You Want to Go
6
Part 2 Changing the Status – Tips for Better Quality
10
Part 3 Going to the Next Level – New Technologies and Inspiring Stories
Appendix – Self-Assessment

The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid – The Base of the Pyramid

Test strategies have been explored throughout the years, with the common goal of finding the right amount of testing. The questions of why we test, what we test, and more importantly when we stop testing have puzzled test experts for years, resulting in almost philosophical conversations.

Testing has been divided into many groups and categories, the most famous of them being the test pyramid. This term is quite interesting, as its graphical representation is that of a two-dimensional triangle rather than a tridimensional pyramid, shown as follows:

Figure 2.1: 2D representation of a test pyramid

Figure 2.1: 2D representation of a test pyramid

In the following three chapters, we will take a different approach to the test pyramid, trying to bring this third dimension into the picture. We will also be observing the test types that usually are forgotten in this schema and alert you to the hidden dangers on our virtual pyramid.

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