Emerging Trends in Software Testing

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10 Emerging Trends in Software Testing Predictions
for the Next Decade
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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.

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• 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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