Some Regression Testing Issues That Testers Face
On various occasions, I have worked with systems that processed lots of work items with a fairly complicated algorithm. When doing a larger rewrite of such an algorithm you want to regression test your algorithm. Of course, you have a collection of unit tests and/or integration tests that map to your specifications, but unit tests tend to test systems from one angle and you require to complement with other test organizations to test it from other angles too. We have used a copy of production data to run a comprehensive regression test with just a few hours of work.
Challenges Of Regression Testing Regression Testing services are easy to define and understand, but confusing when it comes to performing the regression testing of a software product. Further complexity is added as the product’s functionalities and abilities expand. Finally, the quality assurance team may also face time limitations and pressure from the management when they are testing the application for regression. You need to know the challenges well before you can craft a counter plan for those challenges. Let’s have a look at some challenges of regression testing, listed below.
Maintain Regression Test Suite Maintain a container of regression test suites. Whenever a new change or integration occurs, create respective test cases and add to the regression test suite.
You can also move some of the existing test cases into the list of regression test cases. The purpose is to maintain all test cases at one place which should be executed at the time of every regression test cycle.
Random Testing Of User Scenarios No matter how concerned you have been while creating test cases and how many scenarios you have covered, nothing beats random testing at the end. Give some amount of time to common testing of the application. These random tests may cover whole process cycles. You may also assume the roles of different users and try to depict real-world scenarios as the users interacting with the system.
How To Make Your Regression Testing Effective Phew! We just discussed the multiple challenges at every step of regression testing. Now, you should have become uncomfortable and looking for the ways to overcome those challenges.
Knowledge Of Existing Application It happens that new testers join the team as the workload increases. The new teammates gain knowledge of the new modules, subsystems, and components attached to them. This knowledge may be enough for major functional testing but insufficient for the regression testing. You cannot perform complete regression testing with partial knowledge.
Communication Breakdowns Communication breakdowns are the trap of the software development world, mainly when it comes to Regression Testing services and managing defect trends. Defects should be addressed promptly, which means they'll be brought to developers' attention the moment they're discovered and explained in a clear manner.
Developers and testers require being on the same page regarding automated test results. A breakdown in communication can bog down development with snafus resulting from misunderstandings of roles and processes.
Lack of Responsiveness Frequent testing deployment.
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Continuous automated testing goes even further to give precision metrics that cover the inevitable complexities of development, versioning, and updates in today’s software projects. But, with looming deadlines and management pressure, important testing at times is postponed or incomplete.