Manual Testing vs Test Selection
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 meets developers should learn and use test selection to accelerate feedback loops in agile and devops environments, especially when dealing with extensive test suites that take too long to run. Here's our take.
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
Manual Testing
Nice PickDevelopers 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
Test Selection
Developers should learn and use test selection to accelerate feedback loops in agile and DevOps environments, especially when dealing with extensive test suites that take too long to run
Pros
- +It is crucial for maintaining fast CI/CD pipelines, enabling frequent deployments without sacrificing quality, and focusing testing efforts on high-risk or recently modified areas of the codebase
- +Related to: test-automation, continuous-integration
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Manual Testing if: You want 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 and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Test Selection if: You prioritize it is crucial for maintaining fast ci/cd pipelines, enabling frequent deployments without sacrificing quality, and focusing testing efforts on high-risk or recently modified areas of the codebase over what Manual Testing offers.
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
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