Automated testing in the continous delivery pipeline: A case study of an online company

J. Gmeiner, R. Ramler, J. Haslinger. Automated testing in the continous delivery pipeline: A case study of an online company. DOI 10.1109/ICSTW.2015.7107423, 4, 2015.

Autoren
  • Johannes Gmeiner
  • Rudolf Ramler
  • Julian Haslinger
BuchProceedings of the IEEE 8th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation Workshops (ICSTW), 13th User Symposium on Software Quality, Test and Innovation (ASQT 2015)
TypIn Konferenzband
DOI10.1109/ICSTW.2015.7107423
ISBN978-1-4799-1885-0
Monat4
Jahr2015
Abstract

Companies running an online business need to be able to frequently push new features and bug fixes from development into production. Successful high-performance online companies deliver code changes often several times per day. Their continuous delivery model supports the business needs of the online world. At the same time, however, such practices in-crease the risk of introducing quality issues and unwanted side effects. Rigorous test automation is therefore a key success
factor for continuous delivery. In this paper we describe how automated testing is used in the continuous delivery pipeline of an Austrian online business company. The paper illustrates the complex technical and organizational challenges involved and summarizes the lessons from more than six years of practical experience in establishing and maintaining an effective continuous delivery pipeline.