In this episode Matthew and Federico sit down to talk about test maintainability and several factors to keep in mind that can decrease the reaction time once a test fails. The 3 dimensions of maintainability Regressions (test fails due to a product bug). How easy can I identify the cause of failu...

In this episode Matthew and Federico sit down to talk about test maintainability and several factors to keep in mind that can decrease the reaction time once a test fails.

• The 3 dimensions of maintainability
  • Regressions (test fails due to a product bug). How easy can I identify the cause of failure?
  • Product Changes. How easy can I update tests due to new behavior?
  • Reusability. How easy can I use a test written in the past to test a new feature?

• Some of the factors to keep in mind:
  • Unique failure.
  • Good logging.
  • Reproducibility/Robustness.
  • Atomic tests.
  • Result history.
  • Test recorders.
  • Abstractions vs. low level implementations.
  • Prediction.
  • Framework flexibility and extensibility.