What is DevOps testing?
In this testing methodology, developers and QA teams work in a collaborative manner to develop the required test scripts. These scripts are also supported by Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Delivery (CD) tools. Both the DevOps team and the testing team will define the quality metrics that are in-line with product requirements. A continuous testing approach is followed in DevOps testing.
Creating a strategy for DevOps testing will help both software testers and DevOps engineers to work in a productive and in a methodical manner.
Creating a DevOps testing strategy:
1. Initiate with soft skills:
When it comes to DevOps testing, testers must make it a point to leverage their soft skills. Primarily the reason would be the DevOps framework requires testers to test continuously across various phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This in turn requires testers to be really good in their communication and collaboration skills. Testers must interact with the developers to understand the flow and functionalities and then test accordingly.
2. Improve coding skills:
When it comes to testing in a DevOps environment, testers must also have a good hold on their coding skills. Testers must check and evaluate ‘build logs’ and see that the automation tests are running smoothly. Testers must strive hard into the requirements to understand how a software works from a coding perspective.
3. Upscale test automation:
Testers must take the test automation process to an all-new level so that the entire testing strategy is optimized. There should be coherence between automated testing and DevOps testing in order to maximize the testing efforts. Testers must meticulously work to review test plans and understand the scope of testing in-depth.
4. Streamline testing efforts:
Testers must not only test during the SDLC phase, but also test during the production phase. Monitoring tools can be implemented in order to understand where the errors occur. This kind of approach will help end-users to know the specific test scenarios that need to be automated. Gradually testers can also add these specific tests in their libraries so that it can be used in the continuous pipeline process.
5. Deliver effective and strategic reports:
It’s a totally different scenario for testers to test in a DevOps environment. They have to generate reports strategically, which shows how the testing is progressing in a detailed manner. Focus should be on improving the efficiency of testing through the timely inputs provided by the DevOps team.
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