Continuous Testing Tools You Need To Know About | Bits & Bytes
Picasso without a brush would still be Picasso, but let’s agree that tools definitely help! So, let’s talk about different continuous testing tools and find out which of them are necessary for your agile team.
Tool for Planning
You’ll use it for issue tracking, task creation, future stories and collaboration in general. One of the most popular tools is JIRA. It allows you to create user stories and issues, plan sprints and distribute tasks. No matter which tool you choose, make sure that it integrates easily with your testing platform. It will make your work more effective and will save you some time.
Pick a Version Control System
Your developers already have settled on some technology stack, so let’s jump right to version control systems. VCS allows developers to work on different parts of the system without their pieces of code conflicting with each other. Also, it lets going back to earlier versions of the code if the new commit failed. Try Git, Subversion or Mercurial to build your continuous testing stack.
Build Tools
Build tool will help to compile and package source code into a usable form. Bamboo, CruiseControl and Bitbucket are just a few examples of such software. Probably the most famous tool for integration and delivery is Jenkins. For continuous testing, Jenkins offers task automation, work distribution and testing of isolated changes in code.
Find Your Perfect Testing Tool
There are so many testing tool options and the number is increasing constantly. So let’s take a closer look at the features a decent automated testing tool should have:
Easy integration with other CI tools
A critical feature you should look for - is the ability to adapt seamlessly to the existing CI/CD processes. Easy integration with your CI tools will help you avoid setup and configuration problems.
Instant feedback loop
Insightful reports and an instant feedback mechanism will let you respond to risks faster and prevent failures before the deployment.
Options for codeless test automation
You should know that not all testers are used to write code. Take this into consideration, when choosing a tool.
Parallel testing thanks to concurrency
Your testing tool must have the functionality that allows concurrent test runs, because the more you can test at once, the better.
Testing software continuously means running tests from the very beginning and doing so repeatedly. It’s a complicated process that enables continuous delivery, and to support it, you should have not one but an entire mix of different tools.
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