Title: Emerging Trends in Software Testing
110 Emerging Trends in Software Testing Predictions
for the Next Decade
2 Introduction The last decade has seen an
overwhelming evolution of the software testing
industry, giving way to greener pastures. This
rapid scale of development is keeping not just
the testers, but also the developers on
tenterhooks, making constant upskilling a
necessity. Even businesses now need to be more
aware of what is best in terms of performance and
security. The last decade saw a wider
acceptance of testing as an early activity in the
software development lifecycle. This was
predominantly due to the adoption of Agile and
DevOps methodologies by organizations across the
globe. The goal was to get their apps faster to
the market. We also saw an increase in the use of
virtualization and service-oriented architecture
along with cloud computing. This drove many
testing tool vendors vying for the market space
in the testing arena. Based on our observations
of the leading industry analyst research reports
and experience from working with leading Fortune
500 enterprises, we have listed the top 10
emerging trends/predictions that will define how
the landscape of software testing will evolve
over the next decade.
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- The Future belongs to Open-Source Tools More and
more businesses will adopt open-source tools for
proper implementation of Agile, DevOps, and Test
Automation within their organizations. The
involvement and activeness of support communities
for the open-source tools will continue to
increase. -
- Quality_at_speed is the main mantra Organizations
want the full package of speed plus quality. They
want to deliver the best products in the fastest
possible time for providing better user
experiences. The expectations for speed are only
going to increase (and the quality better) with
the latest technologies and tools at the disposal
of software development and testing teams. - Software Development Engineers in Test (SDETs)
will continue to be in huge demand SDETs have
been existing among us for a couple of decades.
However, their initial role was very different
from the typical testing roles. Now, almost all
testers will need to wear an SDET hat to be
successful in the field of Test Automation.
4- Agile and DevOps will rule the roost, TcoEs will
evolve In the last few years, organizations have
been moving away from Test Centers of Excellence.
This shift away will now convert in to a shift
toward TcoEs. Agility combined with centralized
and well-governed testing will help organizations
achieve greater quality. - Digital Transformation will continue to slay
Digital has already become inevitable. Those
organizations that do not digitalize, will die.
This essentiality for digital transformation will
require a huge shift of focus towards digital
testing. Robust strategies for digital assurance
will be required for focusing on optimizing
functional testing across channels. - Read the complete blog on https//www.cigniti.com
/blog/10-emerging-trends-in-software-testing-predi
ctions-for-the-next-decade/
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