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Ramona Schwering
March 25, 2021
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Flaky tests - Fighting nightmares
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Transcript
Flaky Tests Fighting Nightmares
Flaky Tests @leichteckig
Flaky Tests @leichteckig
The boy who cried wolf Photo by hp koch on
Unsplash
Flaky Tests @leichteckig –Aesop „A liar will not be believed,
even when he speaks the truth.“
An ugly pattern emerges Photo by Pelly Benassi on Unsplash
Flaky Tests @leichteckig –Someone from my development team „Oh that
test, yeah it sometimes fails, just kick the build off again.“
Spotting the causes Photo by Paul Green on Unsplash
Test-sided causes Photo by Ferenc Almasi on Unsplash
Flaky Tests @leichteckig 🗝 📂 🔗 ⏱ 📑
Environment-sided causes Photo by Taylor Vick on Unsplash
Flaky Tests @leichteckig 🚰 🔗 📦
Product-sided causes Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Flaky Tests @leichteckig –Sam Saffron „In some cases when fixing
a flaky tests, the fix is in the app, not in the test.“
Photo by Franck V. on Unsplash Finding a way out
Start an honest discussion with your team Photo by me
Flaky Tests @leichteckig 🗑 ♻ 🤷 ☣
Run test in a loop Photo by Nareeta Martin on
Unsplash
Keep tests isolated Photo by Ryan Loughlin on Unsplash
Flaky Tests Test data management @leichteckig
Optimise test structure Photo by Kaleidico on Unsplash
Automatic test retries Photo by Jim Wilson on Unsplash
Flaky Tests Retries in Gitlab @leichteckig
Flaky Tests Retries in Cypress @leichteckig
Add purpose built diagnostic code Photo by Agence Olloweb on
Unsplash
Flaky Tests Add purpose built diagnostic code @leichteckig
Matching waiting strategy Photo by Phil Hearing on Unsplash
Exit! Photo by Michael Jasmund on Unsplash
Thank you! Photo by Wilhelm Gunktel on Unsplash Twitter: @leichteckig