Challenges of Maintaining Automated Regression Testing

When teams overcommit to test automation for regression testing, they end up chasing their tail and ROI diminishes

Automated regression testing is required if you're looking to incorporate Agile and DevOps practices into your development lifecycle. But if you create too many test scripts or have extremely complex test code, you might be causing yourself significant long-term maintenance challenges.

Ultimately, it's about prioritizing what should or needs to be automated. There's no magic number of 'just enough' or 'too many' test scripts. Rather, your teams needs to take several variables into consideration, including ROI and speed.

READ ON TO LEARN:

Variables to consider for what to script (and what not to)
How automated regression testing can sprawl out of control
Where manual testing can provide the results you need without maintenance headaches

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