ATDD vs Manual Testing
Developers should learn ATDD when working on projects with complex business logic or where requirements are prone to change, as it helps prevent misunderstandings and reduces rework 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.
ATDD
Developers should learn ATDD when working on projects with complex business logic or where requirements are prone to change, as it helps prevent misunderstandings and reduces rework
ATDD
Nice PickDevelopers should learn ATDD when working on projects with complex business logic or where requirements are prone to change, as it helps prevent misunderstandings and reduces rework
Pros
- +It is particularly useful in Agile and DevOps environments to ensure continuous delivery of value, improve software quality, and facilitate collaboration between technical and non-technical team members
- +Related to: test-driven-development, behavior-driven-development
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 ATDD if: You want it is particularly useful in agile and devops environments to ensure continuous delivery of value, improve software quality, and facilitate collaboration between technical and non-technical team members 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 ATDD offers.
Developers should learn ATDD when working on projects with complex business logic or where requirements are prone to change, as it helps prevent misunderstandings and reduces rework
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