Test reliability (flakiness)
Test strategy & feedback
Test reliability (flakiness)
A flaky test changes result without a relevant product change. Capture evidence, reproduce the failure, and fix its cause before relying on retries.
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Playwright: retriesDocumentation · Microsoft · opens in a new tabFlaky tests at Google and how we mitigate themArticle · John Micco · opens in a new tabDORA: Test automationReference · DORA · opens in a new tabISTQB Foundation Level syllabus (CTFL 4.0)Reference · ISTQB · opens in a new tabAgile Testing CondensedBook · Janet Gregory, Lisa Crispin · Amazon affiliate link, opens Amazon in a new tabLessons Learned in Software TestingBook · Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord · Amazon affiliate link, opens Amazon in a new tabGoogle Testing BlogBlog · Google · opens in a new tabMinistry of TestingCourse · Ministry of Testing · opens in a new tabConnected topics
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Also known as Stabilise test feedback.