Test-driven development is rapidly on the rise, with more and more companies embracing TDD approaches, according to fresh data shared with QA Financial.
In fact, almost one in four companies now follow a TDD approach, compared to less than one in five a year ago, SaaS test management platform company PractiTest found.
Sharing the results of its latest State of Testing Report, the Israel-based company said more testers are involved in CI and CD processes as nearly half of all respondents indicated that they take an active part in defining and maintaining the process, compared to around 40% in 2023.
Consequently, respondents whose companies do not deploy CI/CD dropped to 10%, indicating a continued downward trend.
Few things have changed software development more than automation, the PractiTest team found.
Having said that, close to half of all companies feel uncomfortable writing automation scripts.
“QA managers will need to ensure their teams have the necessary skills to remain competitive. Testers will need to strengthen their automation skills in order to elevate their careers,” PractiTest warned in its report.
Buzzword
Without a bout, AI has been the buzzword of the year.
Therefore it was perhaps somewhat surprising that 60% of survey participants don’t use AI
tools for testing.
Of those who do use them, 25% use AI tools for test case creation, 23% for optimizing test cases, and 20% for test planning.
Meanwhile, over 50% said they can see the impact of generative AI for improving the efficiency of test automation.
According to the report, 50% of organisations don’t measure the costs of defects escaping into production, while half of the companies surveyed are using other metrics, such as test coverage and execution, test effectiveness, and net promoter score to measure the impact of testing.
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