You're reading from How to Test a Time Machine A practical guide to test architecture and automation

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801817028

Length 384 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Test Driven Development

Author (1):

Noemí Ferrera

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 Getting Started – Understanding Where You Are and Where You Want to Go

2. Chapter 1: Introduction – Finding Your QA Level FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid – The Base of the Pyramid

4. Chapter 3: The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid – the Middle of the Pyramid

5. Chapter 4: The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid – the Top of the Pyramid

6. Part 2 Changing the Status – Tips for Better Quality

7. Chapter 5: Testing Automation Patterns

8. Chapter 6: Continuous Testing – CI/CD and Other DevOps Concepts You Should Know

9. Chapter 7: Mathematics and Algorithms in Testing

10. Part 3 Going to the Next Level – New Technologies and Inspiring Stories

11. Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence is the New Intelligence

12. Chapter 9: Having Your Head up in the Clouds

13. Chapter 10: Traveling Across Realities

14. Chapter 11: How to Test a Time Machine (and Other Hard-to-Test Applications)

15. Chapter 12: Taking Your Testing to the Next Level

16. Index

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Appendix – Self-Assessment

Assessment

What is inside the top of the pyramid?

The top level of the test pyramid consists of those tests that are closest to the user – that is, the tests that are performed in an application (generally) before it is launched to the user. In the 2D models of the test pyramid, this section is generally for end-to-end (frontend automation) and manual testing.

For many years, the top framework for frontend automation was Selenium (with other frameworks based on it), with Appium for mobile apps. Recently, there has been a tendency of looking for faster end-to-end testing, with increasing numbers of headless tests and visual tests to the detriment of pure DOM automation tests. Whichever framework you decide on, you must dedicate the appropriate time to each layer and test so that you do not run into test repetition across the pyramid.