You Need Automated Tests
A collection of real quotes from stand-ups that could have been avoided if sane automated tests were developed alongside features, rather than some ending up as some afterthought or deemed in the moment as "not important right now" because we "just need to get a release out ASAP".
- "... and everything seemed to be loading."
- "... check with [DEVELOPER] if it's okay to deploy and if it works nice."
- "... it may not fix it entirely."
- "... QA'ing the integration -- overall they seem good to go."
- "Get them to test their project once it goes live."
- "Is someone willing to do all that? -- It has never been tested before."
Keep an ear out during your next team's stand-up.
- What kind problems keep coming up because of a lack of confidence in your changes and releases?
- What kind of problems could be avoided if you just had some automated tests to replace the your Friday overtime, late-into-the-night manual tests for releases?
Contributing
If you have some of your own gems to share from past experiences, I welcome you to create a PR.