Manual Inspection vs Automated Testing
Developers should use manual inspection during code reviews to catch logic errors, improve code maintainability, and share knowledge across teams, especially in early development stages or for complex business logic meets developers should learn and use automated testing to improve software reliability, reduce manual testing effort, and enable faster release cycles, particularly in agile or devops environments. Here's our take.
Manual Inspection
Developers should use manual inspection during code reviews to catch logic errors, improve code maintainability, and share knowledge across teams, especially in early development stages or for complex business logic
Manual Inspection
Nice PickDevelopers should use manual inspection during code reviews to catch logic errors, improve code maintainability, and share knowledge across teams, especially in early development stages or for complex business logic
Pros
- +It's crucial for security audits where human intuition can spot vulnerabilities automated tools might miss, and in usability testing to evaluate user experience from a human perspective
- +Related to: code-review, software-testing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Automated Testing
Developers should learn and use automated testing to improve software reliability, reduce manual testing effort, and enable faster release cycles, particularly in agile or DevOps environments
Pros
- +It is essential for regression testing, where existing functionality must be verified after code changes, and for complex systems where manual testing is time-consuming or error-prone
- +Related to: unit-testing, integration-testing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Manual Inspection if: You want it's crucial for security audits where human intuition can spot vulnerabilities automated tools might miss, and in usability testing to evaluate user experience from a human perspective and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Automated Testing if: You prioritize it is essential for regression testing, where existing functionality must be verified after code changes, and for complex systems where manual testing is time-consuming or error-prone over what Manual Inspection offers.
Developers should use manual inspection during code reviews to catch logic errors, improve code maintainability, and share knowledge across teams, especially in early development stages or for complex business logic
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