CI/CD and DevOps have become commonplace, and a reality. Designing the pipelines effectively is key in making sure that the product is delivered with superior quality while getting Software Testing done.
One of the key criteria is to see how much Software Testing can be done in the pipelines. The major motivation factor for the organisations to move to CI/CD is the faster delivery, but they should also think about how much Software Quality is sacrificed for the speed. If there are not sufficient spots in the pipelines where humans can think and orient the testing, then one cannot expect much quality than running the same set of automated tests without consideration to what is being tested.
Other important factors in deciding the effectiveness of pipelines are the performance and security. Performance tests could run days together, and sometimes weeks. These are essential for large scale durability, load, and stress tests. Similarly security tests could take time which involves strategies for uncovering security loopholes.
Thus, the pipelines should have spots in which human interventions, decision-making, and orientation as to how the testing would proceed from a specific point should be present. This makes a lot of difference in the overall product Quality.
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