DevOps will stagnate the ongoing evolution of Software Testing? Seriously?

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DevOps will stagnate the ongoing evolution of
Software Testing? Seriously?
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DevOps will stagnate the ongoing evolution of
Software Testing? Seriously?
The rapid acceptance and evolution of DevOps as a
practice has raised numerous questions and
doubts. The subject under consideration puts
multiple aspects into perspective that deserve a
well-fed discussion and focussed consideration.
DevOps has substantially changed the software
development and testing scenario both for testers
as well as developers. Role of DevOps within
Quality Assurance has been potentially discussed
and questioned as well. The question is, will
DevOps define the new phase in Software Testing
or will it stagnate further growth for Quality
Assurance and Testing? Liat Palace, a JAX London
speaker has mentioned in The DevOps cookbook,
One of the major challenges facing every
significant change or transformation is how to
start. This is especially true in the case of
DevOps implementation. There are many definitions
of DevOps. From my experience, for example, if
you ask for a definition from ten different
people you will get ten different answers.
Moreover, every implementation is considerably
different from all others, and so is the focus
and need of the relevant organization. Breaking
the Testing Course with DevOps According to a
recent news update, Car manufacturer Audi was
forced to delay the release of its first electric
SUV four weeks later than planned due to a
software development issue. The article further
states, The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT)
and more technology being embedded into cars,
software is now a critical part of the auto
business as well. Especially, considering the
many cybersecurity concerns that car software can
present, automakers like Audi must ensure that
they are taking all necessary steps in the
software development process, including building
in security measures from the start.
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DevOps will stagnate the ongoing evolution of
Software Testing? Seriously?
Incidents and software glitches such as these,
emphasize the growing significance of Quality
Assurance and Software Testing. They further
highlight the fact that QA needs to follow a
protocol to ensure that the software or
application at hand doesnt slip away under
unforeseen circumstances and meets the necessary
regulatory requirements. Traditionally, QA and
Testing would take a particular course, where it
would test the build once it is shared with them
by the development teams. DevOps enables teams
to break this course and get right at the
beginning of the Testing activity. The practices
and protocols defined by DevOps are enabling
development and testing teams to deliver
applications and software with minimal glitches
and practically, the capability to deal with
unforeseen situations in real time. This kind of
protocol is needed when manufacturers and
businesses have to embed new and emerging
technologies. How Quality Assurance fits within
the DevOps Build? If DevOps is the chosen
methodology, it is important for every
development and testing element to fit into the
DevOps cycle. Practically, all the efforts
towards testing must align itself with DevOps
practices and conduct. The underlying idea and
objective is to not only bring speed, but also
ensure agility in the testing process.
Additionally, DevOps involves Continuous Testing,
Continuous Development, and Continuous
Integration. This is impossible to achieve
without automation of tests. QA has to ensure
that along with speed even the quality is kept
intact.
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DevOps will stagnate the ongoing evolution of
Software Testing? Seriously?

Hence, QA implements specialized automation
testing tools and continuous integration tools to
achieve the continuous integration objectives
defined by DevOps. Teams are able to confirm that
the test cases are automated and the code
coverage is almost 100. At the same time, the
environment has to be standardized and deployment
on the QA boxes is automated. Even the
pre/pro-testing tasks are being automated and
synced in with the Continuous Integration
cycle. All these activities need rigorous
coordination efforts across various functions
within the development and delivery cycle. This
brings in more coordination and collaboration
amongst team members and all the functions. The
process motivates everyone to work together and
take responsibility for their actions. For
instance, the deployment engineers can add test
cases to the QA repository and QA engineers can
build automation test cases within the DevOps
course of action. Read Full Blog at
https//www.cigniti.com/blog/devops-will-stagnate
-evolution-of-software-testing/
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