The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid – The Base of the Pyramid

Test strategies have been explored throughout the years, with the common goal of finding the right amount of testing. The questions of why we test, what we test, and more importantly when we stop testing have puzzled test experts for years, resulting in almost philosophical conversations.

Testing has been divided into many groups and categories, the most famous of them being the test pyramid. This term is quite interesting, as its graphical representation is that of a two-dimensional triangle rather than a tridimensional pyramid, shown as follows:

Figure 2.1: 2D representation of a test pyramid

In the following three chapters, we will take a different approach to the test pyramid, trying to bring this third dimension into the picture. We will also be observing the test types that usually are forgotten in this schema and alert you to the hidden dangers on our virtual pyramid.

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