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This post is part of a series on functional testing using the test pyramid. For new code New code has unit tests added as the code is created. If you are good, you write them before the code is created (TDD), but even if you don’t use TDD, get them done and merged into the […]

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 […]