Adaptive Testing vs Manual Testing
Developers should learn adaptive testing to improve test coverage and reduce time-to-market in agile or continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments, where frequent code changes require rapid feedback meets developers should learn manual testing to gain a user-centric perspective on software quality, catch edge cases early in development, and perform exploratory testing where automation is impractical. Here's our take.
Adaptive Testing
Developers should learn adaptive testing to improve test coverage and reduce time-to-market in agile or continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments, where frequent code changes require rapid feedback
Adaptive Testing
Nice PickDevelopers should learn adaptive testing to improve test coverage and reduce time-to-market in agile or continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments, where frequent code changes require rapid feedback
Pros
- +It is particularly useful for large-scale applications with complex dependencies, as it helps prioritize testing on critical components or recently modified code, enhancing defect detection while minimizing redundant tests
- +Related to: test-automation, continuous-integration
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Manual Testing
Developers should learn manual testing to gain a user-centric perspective on software quality, catch edge cases early in development, and perform exploratory testing where automation is impractical
Pros
- +It's particularly valuable for usability testing, ad-hoc bug hunting, and validating new features before investing in automation scripts, helping ensure software meets real-world expectations and reducing post-release issues
- +Related to: test-planning, bug-reporting
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Adaptive Testing if: You want it is particularly useful for large-scale applications with complex dependencies, as it helps prioritize testing on critical components or recently modified code, enhancing defect detection while minimizing redundant tests and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Manual Testing if: You prioritize it's particularly valuable for usability testing, ad-hoc bug hunting, and validating new features before investing in automation scripts, helping ensure software meets real-world expectations and reducing post-release issues over what Adaptive Testing offers.
Developers should learn adaptive testing to improve test coverage and reduce time-to-market in agile or continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments, where frequent code changes require rapid feedback
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