Manual Execution vs Continuous Testing
Developers should learn manual execution to conduct initial testing phases, validate user interfaces, and perform ad-hoc or exploratory testing where automation scripts cannot easily replicate human intuition and context meets developers should adopt continuous testing to improve software quality, reduce time-to-market, and enhance collaboration between development and operations teams. Here's our take.
Manual Execution
Developers should learn manual execution to conduct initial testing phases, validate user interfaces, and perform ad-hoc or exploratory testing where automation scripts cannot easily replicate human intuition and context
Manual Execution
Nice PickDevelopers should learn manual execution to conduct initial testing phases, validate user interfaces, and perform ad-hoc or exploratory testing where automation scripts cannot easily replicate human intuition and context
Pros
- +It is particularly useful for usability testing, accessibility checks, and verifying edge cases in complex or frequently changing applications, ensuring software meets real-world user expectations before investing in automation
- +Related to: test-automation, exploratory-testing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Continuous Testing
Developers should adopt Continuous Testing to improve software quality, reduce time-to-market, and enhance collaboration between development and operations teams
Pros
- +It is essential in Agile and DevOps environments where frequent releases require rapid validation of changes, preventing defects from propagating to production
- +Related to: continuous-integration, continuous-deployment
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Manual Execution if: You want it is particularly useful for usability testing, accessibility checks, and verifying edge cases in complex or frequently changing applications, ensuring software meets real-world user expectations before investing in automation and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Continuous Testing if: You prioritize it is essential in agile and devops environments where frequent releases require rapid validation of changes, preventing defects from propagating to production over what Manual Execution offers.
Developers should learn manual execution to conduct initial testing phases, validate user interfaces, and perform ad-hoc or exploratory testing where automation scripts cannot easily replicate human intuition and context
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