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I Test All My Code Manually...All Two Lines of It



This is not a debate on the virtues of manual testing over automated testing. It is simple. Time is precious, skilled workers are hard to find, or, you have kids. Manual testing should now be used only in a select small set of special cases. For everything else, there's automated testing (MasterCard pun unintended).

Yet, some say test-driven development is fundamentally wrong and advise that testing code, sacrificing sanity is the coder's way of life.

But,  Software testing is no longer an edge-case mapping exercise that you can do in your head. You got to plan for this too:
 
 

Everything needs to be tested now, meticulously.

As startups and services pop up like mushrooms in a rainforest, the propensity of codebases breaking or getting hacked is on the rise.

Remember the Tesla Truck? It broke during Live Launch.
 

Tesla Truck GIF - Tesla Truck Cybertruck - Discover & Share GIFs

 

If Elon Musk can have testing blindspots as big as this, so can you. Although, Mr. Musk can take that hit and keep walking. Can you?


For programmers, CI is a must. Data testing is a must.

Debugging and reporting tools should be appropriately configured. Your API calls need to be vigorously tested. These are just the basics and hopefully, you've got these covered.

Your testing needs to be performed with the broadest brush, by the keenest of testers, across multiple devices, operating systems, and weirdly enough, timezones.

Or, you could look at automated solutions that blur the lines between codeless and code-driven testing.

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As A Developer - I'm happy. Automated testing got my back.

As a Manager, I know that bugs can prove to be very expensive. And damaging. Remember this?
 

Bill Gates, Windows 98, Blue Screen of Death on Make a GIF

 

Ultimately, the choice is yours. Manual testing is time-consuming but the level of granularity that good programmers bring to the table is practically unbeatable today.

On the other hand, manual testing is, well, manual. Automating it saves hours of your developers' time and lets you release a better, more stable release, faster.

To read more about manual and automated testing, check out the real-life tales of real Hacker Noon contributors.


#StaySafe,

Hacker Noon Editorial Staff

 

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What happens if you go back to a piece of code after a few weeks and realise it is definitely not as well architected as it should be? You will probably have to refactor your code, one of life’s greatest joys!

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Remember:
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation,
hard work, and learning from failure." 

- Colin Powell
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